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Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture
Marc Galanter
Analyzes hundreds of jokes from Mark Twain classics to contemporary anecdotes about Dan Quayle, Johnnie Cochran, and Kenneth Starr. This book explores the tensions between American's deep-seated belief in the law and their ambivalence about lawyers.
448 pages, 57 b/w illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 30, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780299213541 |
| Publishers | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 23 mm · 808 g |
| Language | English |
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