The comedy of democracy

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The comedy of democracy

James E. Combs and Dan Nimmo

Praeger, 1996

  • alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-200) and index

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内容説明

The notion of society and politics as drama has drawn much attention in recent years. Yet despite the heritage begun by Aristophanes, few students of politics and the social order have taken comedy and comic inquiry seriously. This book revives the Aristophanic notion of democracy as comedy. Herein the reader will find why and how different aspects of American democracy—public opinion, interest groups, the presidency, and so on—are comic. It is the author's contention that the comic perspective offers insight and understanding on the actual operation of democracy. And they invite all those who wish to understand why American democracy is so comic to join them in their inquiry.

目次

Introduction: Wit's End: Taking Political Comedy Seriously The Political Comedies of Citizenship The Citizen's Role in Democracy: A Romantic Comedy Candidates, Campaigns, and Voters: Comedies of Farce and Humor Voices of Public Opinion: Comedies of Wit Politics and the News Media: A Comedy of Manners The Comedies of Policymakers Hell to the Chief: Comedies of Character Legislators Deliberate: Political Comedies of the Situation Political Bureaucracies: Comedies of Error and Intrigue The Mystique of Courts and Judges: Comedies of Ideas and Imagination Exit Laughing Epilogue References Index

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