{"product_id":"american-political-plays-after-911-allan-havis-9780809329540","title":"American Political Plays After 9\/11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Political Plays after 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003eis a diverse collection of bold, urgent, and provocative plays that respond to the highly charged, post 9\/11 political landscape. Sparked by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and subsequently fueled by a series of controversial events--the Iraq war, the passing and enforcement of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, and the revelation of torture and other scandals at the Abu Ghraib prison--American political theater is currently experiencing a surge in activity. The plays in this collection include \u003ci\u003eThe Guys\u003c\/i\u003e by Anne Nelson, \u003ci\u003eAt the Vanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e by Naomi Iizuka, \u003ci\u003eThe Venus de Milo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Armed\u003c\/i\u003e by Kia Corthron, \u003ci\u003eBack of the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e by Yusseff El Guindi, \u003ci\u003eThree Nights in Prague\u003c\/i\u003e by Allan Havis, and \u003ci\u003eQuestion 27, Question 28\u003c\/i\u003e by Chay Yew. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The characters range from a New York City fire captain trying to respectfully memorialize eight of his lost comrades, to the citizens of a hog-killing Louisville neighborhood who poignantly exemplify the underside of the economic crisis, to an Arab American citizen being harshly (and possibly unfairly) interrogated by two officers as a \"person of interest.\" Though not all of the plays deal explicitly with the Al Qaeda attacks, they collectively reveal themes of sorrow and anxiety, moral indignation, alarmist self-preservation, and economic and social insecurity stemming from the United States' fairly sudden shift from cold war superpower to vulnerable target. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The lively introduction by Allan Havis includes a brief history of political theater in the United States, an extensive discussion about how theater communities responded to 9\/11, and an informative analysis of the six plays in the book. A collection of dramatic material framed by this significant historical event, \u003ci\u003eAmerican\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Plays after 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003ewill be indispensable for theater and cultural studies scholars and students. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Havis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809329549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809329540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Allan Havis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086901948671,"sku":"9780809329540","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f46dfcf9-35e0-4055-af27-ebd7930dd592.jpg?v=1769097223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-political-plays-after-911-allan-havis-9780809329540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}