{"product_id":"9780253110855","title":"Staging the War: American Drama and World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happened in American drama in the years between the Depression and\u003cbr\u003e the conclusion of World War II? How did war make its impact on the theatre? More\u003cbr\u003e important, how was drama used during the war years to shape American beliefs and\u003cbr\u003e actions? Albert Wertheim's Staging the War brings to light the important role played\u003cbr\u003e by the drama during what might arguably be called the most important decade in\u003cbr\u003e American history. As much of the country experienced the dislocation of military\u003cbr\u003e service and work in war industries, the dramatic arts registered the enormous\u003cbr\u003e changes to the boundaries of social classes, ethnicities, and gender roles. In\u003cbr\u003e research ranging over more than 150 plays, Wertheim discusses some of the well-known\u003cbr\u003e works of the period, including The Time of Your Life, Our Town, Watch on the Rhine,\u003cbr\u003e and All My Sons. But he also uncovers little-known and largely unpublished plays for\u003cbr\u003e the stage and radio, by such future luminaries as Arthur Miller and Frank Loesser,\u003cbr\u003e including those written at the behest of the U.S. government or as U.S.O. musicals.\u003cbr\u003e The American son of refugees who escaped the Third Reich in 1937, Wertheim gives\u003cbr\u003e life to this vital period in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101358899440,"sku":"9780253110855","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253110855_p0.jpg?v=1763681149","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253110855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}