Pranksters
Subtitle: making mischief in the modern world
By: Kembrew McLeod
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9780814796290
Subjects: Impostors and imposture; Subculture; Practical jokes; Hoaxes; History
Description: Profiles the most notorious mischief makers in Western culture from 1600 to the present day and explores how pranks are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-332) and index.