{"product_id":"major-barbara-george-bernard-shaw-9780486421261","title":"Major Barbara","description":"Fabian 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. \u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sparkling example of its author's unique gift for presenting social theories in an engaging format.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486421260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486421261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.20w x 0.33d","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048976511231,"sku":"9780486421261","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b456284d-ea28-45f3-90d9-c75f63b596c2.jpg?v=1684998900","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/major-barbara-george-bernard-shaw-9780486421261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}