{"product_id":"major-barbara-9780486421261","title":"Major Barbara","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\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. \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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085039460503,"sku":"9780486421261","price":378.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780486421261.webp?v=1767637500","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/major-barbara-9780486421261","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}