{"product_id":"9780571372775-the-playbook","title":"The Playbook","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Story of Theatre, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tremendous.' \u003c\/b\u003eDAVID HARE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absorbing, necessary book.' \u003c\/b\u003eAHAD AKHTAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and energising.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935 the American public was presented with a radical opportunity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstablished under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, the Federal Theatre Project would employ 12,000 artists, writers, and actors; stage more than 1,000 productions; and reach over 30 million people. Its output included Orson Welles' directorial debut, a landmark modern dance programme, and shows that sought to shed light on the reality of racism, inequality and the dangers of fascism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut within three years, an opportunistic Texas congressman had embarked on a campaign to destroy it, inventing a playbook that echoes into the culture wars of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of the world's great storytellers, \u003ci\u003eThe Playbook \u003c\/i\u003eis an illuminating account of a terrifyingly prescient moment in twentieth-century American cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351087104374,"sku":"9780571372775","price":9.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33586994_84f42b80-1b2e-4a0c-8773-514b602bd64e.jpg?v=1744248802","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571372775-the-playbook","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}