{"product_id":"major-barbara-dover-thrift-editions-plays-0486421260","title":"Major Barbara (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0486421260\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e George Bernard Shaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabian socialist and ardent proselytizer, George Bernard Shaw viewed his role as a playwright as far more than that of an entertainer. His audiences heard fully articulated sermons on moral and economic issues, a potentially dry theatrical experience enlivened by Shaw's genius for creating vital characters and scintillating dialogue. Major Barbara offers a sparkling example of its author's unique gift for presenting social theories in an engaging format.The eponymous heroine, an officer in the Salvation Army, is the daughter of Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy armaments manufacturer. When the Army accepts donations from Undershaft and a whiskey distiller, whose money Barbara regards as tainted, she resigns in disgust, but eventually sees the truth of her father's reasoning that social iniquity derives from poverty; it is only through accumulating wealth and power that people can help each other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936299712800,"sku":"NEW0486421260","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/major-barbara-dover-thrift-editions-plays-0486421260","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}