BOOK REVIEW: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF LAUGHTER

This review focuses on Abilio Almeida's first book, "A Cultural History of Laughter." In this book, Almeida examines the history of laughter from the 4th century BC to the 21st century. By examining intellectual debates and emotional regimes in different periods of history, the author emphasizes that laughter has taken on different meanings and societies gave different meanings to the action of laughter. The book makes a significant contribution to the field of sociology of culture and cultural history by drawing on intellectual history and the history of emotions.