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Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology
Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology
Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Nervous Laughter examines 40 years of situation comedy, decade by decade, providing the first truly panoramic view of TV's most popular dramatic form. Within this context, Hamamoto traces what he describes as the dominant liberal democratic ideology implicit within situation comedy and explains its enduring popularity.
192 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 17, 1989 |
ISBN13 | 9780275928612 |
Publishers | ABC-CLIO |
Pages | 189 |
Dimensions | 161 × 237 × 25 mm · 453 g |
Language | English |
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