Stephen J. Moody. Humor, Identity, and Belonging: Constructing the Foreign in American-Japanese Interaction. De Gruyter Mouton, 2024. 204 pp. ISBN 9783110759716 (hardcover) € 115

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Na Du | Beihang University

Yuqi Wang | Beihang University

Published online: 11 December 2025

https://doi.org/10.1075/japc.25080.du

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Stephen J. Moody. Humor, Identity, and Belonging: Constructing the Foreign in American-Japanese Interaction. De Gruyter Mouton, 2024. 204 pp. ISBN 9783110759716 (hardcover) € 115

Stephen J. Moody. Humor, Identity, and Belonging: Constructing the Foreign in American-Japanese Interaction. De Gruyter Mouton, 2024. 204 pp. ISBN 9783110759716 (hardcover) € 115