{"product_id":"9781474253307","title":"Contemporary Plays from Iraq A Cradle; A Strange Bird on Our Roof; Cartoon Dreams; Ishtar in Baghdad; Me, Torture, and Your Love; Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad; Summer Rain; The Takeover; The Widow","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Play Collections\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Plays from Iraq\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cradle; A Strange Bird on Our Roof; Cartoon Dreams; Ishtar in Baghdad; Me, Torture, and Your Love; Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad; Summer Rain; The Takeover; The Widow\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAmir Al-Azraki | Monadhil Daoud Albayati | Abdul Razaq al Rubai | Ali Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi | Rasha Fadhil | Awatif Naeem | Abdul-Kareem Mahdi Saleh | Kareem Shghidel | Hoshang Waziri | Amir Al-Azraki | James Al-Shamma | Amir Al-Azraki | James Al-Shamma\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Plays from Iraq \u003c\/i\u003eis a ground-breaking collection of Middle Eastern drama translated into English for the very first time. With works from both established and emerging male and female playwrights, written in country and in exile, this volume offers current Iraqi perspectives on a war and occupation that have significantly impacted the Middle East and the rest of the world. Dealing exclusively with contemporary plays originating from Iraq, this anthology gives under-studied Arabic political theatre the attention it deserves and provides a general introduction that sets the plays within their cultural and historical contexts. The plays are preceded by introductions from the playwrights themselves, further enriching each piece for the enjoyment and understanding of the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is introduced and translated by \u003cb\u003eJames Al-Shamma\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor at Belmont University, US, and \u003cb\u003eA. Al-Azraki\u003c\/b\u003e, an Iraqi playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Al-Shamma\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Belmont University,  where he started teaching in 2007. He teaches theatre history and  literature, scriptwriting, film, improvisation and other courses. He  directs at the university and is an artistic and producing partner for  the Five Dollar Recession (FDR) Theatre Company. Dr. Al-Shamma's  principal areas of research are contemporary women playwrights and  Arabic, and specifically Iraqi, theatre. He has published two books on  American playwright Sarah Ruhl and has published articles in the Journal  of Dramatic Theory and Criticism and The Eugene O'Neill Review.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Al-Azraki\u003c\/b\u003e is an Iraqi playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 January 2017\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\u003e9781474253307\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51935881035916,"sku":"9781474253307","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_63361d8c-e55c-4435-abd8-ad2c38e33f37.jpg?v=1786014475","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474253307","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}