War, Memory, and the Politics of Humor - The Canard Enchaine and World War I (Hardcover)

"War, Memory, and the Politics of Humor "features carnage and cannibalism, gender and cross-dressing, drunks and heroes, militarism and memory, all set against the background of World War I France. Allen Douglas shows how a new satiric weekly, the "Canard Enchaine, "exploited these topics and others to become one of France's most influential voices of reaction to the Great War. The "Canard, "still published today, is France's leading satiric newspaper and the most successful periodical of the twentieth century, and Douglas colorfully illuminates the mechanisms of its unique style.
Following the "Canard "from its birth in 1915 to the eve of the Great Depression, the narrative reveals a heady mix of word play, word games, and cartoons. Over the years the journal--generally leftist, specifically antimilitarist and anti-imperialist--aimed its shots in all directions, using some stereotypes the twenty-first century might find unacceptable. But Douglas calls its humor an affirmation of life, and as such the most effective antidote to war.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2002
First published:	2010
Authors:	Allen Douglas
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	345
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-22876-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	0-520-22876-6
Barcode:	9780520228764

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