Work Hard and You Shall be Rewarded - Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire (Paperback, New edition)

Anyone who has ever filled in a form in triplicate, taken an aptitude test, or been rebuffed by a form letter will appreciate the urban folklore found in this collection. Urban people as a folk are bound together by their unhappy experiences in battling "the system," whether that system is the machinery of government or the office where one works. The wonderfully expressive materials in this book--chain letters, memoranda, notices, and cartoons--touch upon every major controversy of urban America: racism, sex, politics, automation, alienation, welfare, the women's movement, military mentality, and office bureaucracy. The humor of the materials pinpoints the ills and frustrations of modern society and becomes, in turn, an escape from them.

General

Imprint:	Wayne State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1992
First published:	October 1992
Authors:	Alan Dundes • Carl R. Pagter
Dimensions:	217 x 146 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	223
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8143-2432-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-8143-2432-0
Barcode:	9780814324325

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