{"product_id":"9780571372768","title":"The Playbook : A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Shapiro, James \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUSA\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 June 2024 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 161 x 30 | 598g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 'Winner of Winners' of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a timely and dramatic story of a utopian American experiment, and the self-serving politicians that engineered its downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1935. As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's progressive New Deal, the Work Progress Administration is created to support unemployed workers, including writers, artists, musicians and actors. The Federal Theatre Project, a major part of that programme, begins to stage critically acclaimed, subsidised and groundbreaking productions across America, including Orson Welles's directorial debut, a landmark modern dance programme and shows that sought to tell the truth about racism, inequality and the dangers of fascism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1938. An opportunistic Texas congressman, Martin Dies, head of the newly formed House Un-American Activities Committee, successfully targets the Federal Theatre, exploiting rising tensions over communism and creating a new political playbook based on sensationalism, misinformation and fear - a playbook that has proved instrumental in our current culture wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the world's great storytellers, The Playbook is an invigorating re-enactment of a terrifyingly prescient moment in twentieth-century American cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45616256614659,"sku":"9780571372768","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780571372768.jpg?v=1731415025","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780571372768","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}