Kvetching and Shpritzing
Subtitle: Jewish Humor in American Popular Culture
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Oct 01, 2015
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780786494828
Description: "Scholars of humor have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation. Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humor from its Biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora"--
Notes: Source title: Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish Humor in American Popular Culture