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How Jokes Change and May Be Changed: Simplifying, Transforming and Revealing by Davies, Christie

“…Many excellent jokes can pose potential difficulties for tellers and listeners since they require considerable knowledge of the subject of the joke and have a…”
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Political ridicule and humour under socialism by Davies, Christie

“…Socialism produces distinct forms of humorous ridicule that are relatively rare in capitalist, bourgeois democracies. These forms are arranged in a hierarchy…”
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Humour and Protest: Jokes under Communism by Davies, Christie

“…The largest corpus of jokes we have ridiculing both rulers and a political system comes from the former Soviet Union and the then communist countries of…”
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Political ridicule and humour under socialism by Christie Davies

“…Socialism produces distinct forms of humorous ridicule that are relatively rare in capitalist, bourgeois democracies. These forms are arranged in a hierarchy…”
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Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke . By Giselinde Kuipers. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2006. Pp. viii+293. $145.00 by Davies, Christie

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Random forests as cumulative effects models: A case study of lakes and rivers in Muskoka, Canada by Jones, F. Chris, Plewes, Rachel, Murison, Lorna, MacDougall, Mark J., Sinclair, Sarah, Davies, Christie, Bailey, John L., Richardson, Murray, Gunn, John

“…Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) ― a type of environmental appraisal ― lacks effective methods for modeling cumulative effects, evaluating indicators of…”
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The Comparative Study of Jokes by Davies, Christie

“…Jokes can only properly be studied comparatively and in relation to differences in the social structure and culture of the two or more countries where they are…”
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Truth, Power and Lies, Irish Society and The Case of the Kerry Babies, By Tom Inglis (Dublin: University College of Dublin Press, 2005, pp. 288pp, £18.50pb) by Davies, Christie

“…The book Truth, Power and Lies, Irish Society and The Case of the Kerry Babies by Tom Inglis is reviewed…”
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The progress of Australian humour in Britain by Davies, Christie

“…In this essay, reprinted from a 1997 collection, Christie Davies discussed the roots and the nature of Australian humour. The following article was first…”
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Committed to the cleansing flame, the development of cremation in nineteenth century England by Davies, Christie

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE FIRST GLOBALISATION by Davies, Christie

“…This article argues that the first globalisation from the late 1840s to the First World War offers important lessons for the present era of globalisation. It…”
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Other articles: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE FIRST GLOBALISATION by Davies, Christie

“…This article argues that the first globalisation from the late 1840s to the First World War offers important lessons for the present era of globalisation. It…”
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UNDERSTANDING ANTI-AMERICANISM: ITS ORIGINS AND IMPACT AT HOME AND ABROAD by Davies, Christie

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The Humorous use of the Contrast Between Standard Educated English and Local Dialect in Scottish Jokes by CHRISTIE DAVIES

“…Wiele dowcipów wykorzystuje jako dodatkowy element humorystyczny stylizację na rozmowę osób o różnym statusie społecznym, mówiących różnymi odmianami tego…”
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MI6 and the Machinery of Spying by Philip Davies (review) by Davies, Christie

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You can't say that: the growing threat to civil liberties from anti-discrimination laws by Davies, Christie

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MARKETING THE REVOLUTION, THE NEW ANTI-CAPITALISM AND THE ATTACK UPON CORPORATE BRANDS by Davies, Christie

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IQ AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS by Davies, Christie

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G. Gordon Betts. The Twilight of Britain: Cultural Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and the Politics of Toleration. (Social Policy and Social Theory Series.) New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers. 2002. Pp. xxi, 389. ISBN 0-7658-0065-9 by Davies, Christie

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Humour is not a strategy in war by Davies, Christie

“…Davies believes that it is misleading to use humorous items as evidence that those in power can mobilize humor in support of a war. However, humor can be and…”
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