| Description |
1 online resource (489 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction: The Comedy of Wealth?; 1. Irony, Humor, Spectacle; 2. "Times Are Good!" A New Gilded Age; 3. Pre-Billionaires: Experiments in Satirical Activism, 1990s; 4. Branded: Billionaires for Bush (and More); 5. Humor's Workshop, Humor's Witnesses; 6. Media Players; 7. After Satire?; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Research Methods; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
Growing economic inequality, corporate influence in politics, an eroding middle class. Many Americans leave it to politicians and the media to debate these topics in the public sphere. Yet other seemingly ordinary Americans have decided to enter the conversation of wealth in America by donning ball gowns, tiaras, tuxedos, and top hats and taking on the imagined roles of wealthy, powerful, and completely fictional characters. Why? In No Billionaire Left Behind, Angelique Haugerud, who embedded herself within the ""Billionaires"" and was granted the name ""Ivana Itall, "" explores the inner workings of these faux billionaires and mines the depths of democracy's relationship to political humor, satire, and irony |
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Print version record |
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Billionaires (Organization)
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Billionaires (Organization) fast |
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Political satire, American -- History and criticism
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Street theater -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Political activists -- United States -- Case studies
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Political activists
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Political satire, American
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Politics and government
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Humor
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United States
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Case studies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Humor
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780804786317 |
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0804786313 |
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