Laughter: A Socio-scientific AnalysisHistory of the IAAF through the terms of each of its presidents. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
II The Humansocial Syndrome of Laughter | 25 |
The Sociocultural Context of Laughter and | 49 |
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