{"product_id":"9780713679953","title":"Major Barbara","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Mermaids\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBernard Shaw | Nicholas Grene\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are two things necessary to salvation ... money and gunpowder\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e, Bernard Shaw's story of the conversion contest between the arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his daughter, the Salvation Army Major, is a provocative dramatization of the relationship between money, power, and moral purpose. A landmark in the history of British theatre when first produced at the Royal Court in 1905, it remains strikingly relevant today, when recent history has repeatedly highlighted the power of the arms industry in shaping government policy, and globalization has accentuated the political and ethical issues of social welfare and international capital raised by the play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes Shaw's definitive text and provides the most comprehensive scholarly treatment of the play to date\u003c\/b\u003e. A lengthy Introduction traces the history of the text from manuscript drafts to the famous 1941 wartime film version starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison and on to modern stagings. It reveals \u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e as one of Shaw's most exciting and challenging plays for actors, directors, and readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Editor, Nicholas Grene, is Professor of English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. His books include \u003ci\u003eBernard Shaw: a Critical View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShaw, Lady Gregory and the Abbey Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Dan H. Laurence), and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Irish Drama\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 July 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713679953\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369841361036,"sku":"9780713679953","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_728ff8a4-f1f7-456e-a26d-fff83755bc2c.jpg?v=1783880672","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780713679953","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}