PETS OF THE GREAT DICTATORS & Other Works (Paperback)

Second edition enlarged. Dictators pets are too often ignored but no longer They re all here in this hilarious collection of madcap ditties: Lenin s cat, Hitler s dog, Qaddafi s sweet-scented camel, Caligula s horse, Mao s cockroach (he banned real pets), Stalin s spider, and many more. The volume also includes philosophers songs and a Holy Roman opera, Turmoil in Brindisi about a long-forgotten ecumenical council called by Pope Sixtus the Sixth, an equally forgotten pope. Written over a period of 35 years, these jottings are also a record of a lifetime of laughter. Sabrina Ramet's collection of ditties is sidesplittingly hilarious What a great idea to deal with the defining concept or characteristics of world's dictators and their pets and philosophers in poems in a humorous way What is even more important, Ramet with her poems touches us on a deeper level as human beings with universal human traits. -Lea Plut-Pregelj, University of Maryland. This is a unique publication. Professor Sabrina Ramet has shown how humour can (and should) be used to unmask and demystify dictators and dictatorships. Funny and serious at the same time, these ditties include many authentic touches, such as the reference to self-criticism in the ditty about Ceausescu. The philosophers' songs are also great fun, combining witty summaries of some of their major ideas with wild humour. - Knut Erik Solem, Norwegian University of Science & Technology.

General

Imprint:	New Academia Publishing, LLC
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	October 2008
Authors:	Sabrina P. Ramet
Illustrators:	Christine M. Hassenstab
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	156
ISBN-13:	978-0-9818654-2-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > Parodies & spoofs
LSN:	0-9818654-2-9
Barcode:	9780981865423

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