The author of this text examines the uses to which proverbs have been put - political propaganda, advertising and medical superstition - and their role in the modern world. Ranging from regional proverbs to Americanizations and homespun wisdom, the book also contains 36 halftones that illustrate the place of proverbs in popular culture.
- ISBN10 0195077288
- ISBN13 9780195077285
- Publish Date 6 May 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 October 2002
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 302
- Language English