Debatable Humor: Laughing Matters on the 2008 Presidential Primary Campaign

by Patrick A. Stewart

Book Overview

Debatable Humor focuses on understanding the behavior of individual candidates within the context of political debates, and uses an evolutionary psychology perspective to understand the roots of this behavior. Specifically, it considers the role humor and laughter plays in selecting leaders and, in turn, how this reflects the values of the political system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739166972
• ISBN13: 9780739166970
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher