Laughter in occupied Palestine : comedy and identity in art and film /: comedy and identity in art and film. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chrisoula Lionis.
• Authors: Lionis, Chrisoula
• Contents: Half Title; Epigraph; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction: Why Humour?; Humorology; Critical Junctions; 1 Palestinianess to Palestinianism: Balfour to Beirut; The Balfour Declaration; Al Nakba; The Battle of Al Karameh; The Invasion of Beirut; 2 Double Exile: 1982-1993; 3 Oslo: Reaching the Punchline; 4 Finding Palestine: Humour and the Delineation of 'Palestine'; 5 Occupied Laughter: Humour and Statelessness; 6 Who Is Laughing?: Humour and the Boundaries of Identity; Notes; Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306/.095694; Arts -- Palestine; Wit and humor in motion pictures; Wit and humor in art; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Arts; Manners and customs; Wit and humor in art; Wit and humor in motion pictures; Palestine -- Social life and customs; Middle East -- Palestine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0857727818; 9780857727817; 9780857729798; 0857729799
• Related ISBNs: 1784532886; 9781784532888
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-228) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.