Sins against science the scientific media hoaxes of Poe, Twain, and others

A brief natural history of hoaxing -- Method -- Poe's hoaxing and the construction of readerships -- Mark Twain and the social mechanics of laughter -- The hoaxes of Dan de Quille: building and defending the west -- The mechanics of hoaxing

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1. Verfasser: Olman, Lynda (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Albany, NY State Univ. of New York Press 2006
Schriftenreihe:SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication
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Zusammenfassung:A brief natural history of hoaxing -- Method -- Poe's hoaxing and the construction of readerships -- Mark Twain and the social mechanics of laughter -- The hoaxes of Dan de Quille: building and defending the west -- The mechanics of hoaxing
A brief natural history of hoaxing -- Method -- Poe's hoaxing and the construction of readerships -- Mark Twain and the social mechanics of laughter -- The hoaxes of Dan de Quille: building and defending the west -- The mechanics of hoaxing
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (S. 279 - 290) and index
Beschreibung:XII, 296 S
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24 cm
ISBN:079146878X
0-7914-6878-X
0791468771
0-7914-6877-1
9780791468777
978-0-7914-6877-7
9780791468784
978-0-7914-6878-4