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Title American political humor : masters of satire and their impact on U.S. policy and culture / Jody C Baumgartner, editor
Published Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxv, 673 pages))
Contents Section 1. The colonial and revolutionary war era (1607-1789) -- section 2. The early republic (1789-1861) -- section 3. The Civil War and reconstruction (1861-1872) -- section 4. The gilded age to the great depression (1873-1929) -- section 5. The great depression through 1960 (1929-1960) -- section 6. Civil rights and Vietnam (1960-1968) -- section 7. From Nixon through George H.W. Bush (1968-1992) -- section 8. The Bill Clinton years (1993-2001) -- section 9. The presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009) -- section 10. The Obama era (2009-2017) -- section 11. The presidency of Donal Trump (2017-)
Summary This set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment
Notes Print version cataloged as a monographic set by the Library of Congress
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 04, 2020)
Subject Political satire, American -- History and criticism
American wit and humor -- History and criticism
Political culture -- United States
Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States
American wit and humor.
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Political culture.
Political satire, American.
Politics and government -- Humor.
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- Humor
Subject United States.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Baumgartner, Jody C., 1958- editor.
LC no. 2019006624
ISBN 1440854866
9781440854866