Good gossip /
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| Imprint: | Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1994. |
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| Description: | vi, 215 p. ; 23 c.m. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1603996 |
| Summary: | Scholars from various disciplines consider gossip in relation to humor, logic, morality, privacy, legal and medical issues, feminism, history, rumor, and reputation in this collection of essays suggesting that gossip has unexpected virtues. Topics include gossip in Medieval society, and the role of medical gossip and rumor in the lay referral system. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 215 p. ; 23 c.m. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0700606696 070060670X |