Books by Christie Davies

A social and historical study of jokes from the principal English-speaking countries. It makes detailed comparisons between the humour of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and regional groups to achieve an appreciation of the unique characteristics of the humour of each nation or group.

In the last half of the twentieth century, a once respectable and religious Britain became a seriously violent and dishonest society, one in which person and property were at risk, family breakdown was ubiquitous, and drug and alcohol abuse was rising

Why certain groups tell jokes about other groups

Demonstrates in detail the roots of Britain's decline. This work shows how a society, strongly Protestant in both morality and identity, became one of the most secular societies in the world. It is a study of moral change, secularization, loss of identity, and the growth of deviant behavior in Britain in the twentieth century.