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Folklore fights the Nazis : humor in occupied Norway, 1940-1945 / Kathleen Stokker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stokker, Kathleen, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Norway--Humor.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Norwegian wit and humor.
- Norway--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Humor.
- Norway.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During the German occupation of Norway during World War II, the Norwegians kept spirits high and fostered resistance by humour. The author examines how this seemingly frivolous humour in fact contributed to the development of a resistance mentality in a country stunned by the German invasion.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780299154431
- 0299154432
- OCLC:
- 669515569
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