{"product_id":"asking-around-paperback","title":"Asking Around - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe candid interviews that formed the basis for David Hare's famed trilogy of plays about the state of Britain in the early 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsking Around\u003c\/i\u003e is a record of the firsthand documentary research that provided the inspiration and source material for David Hare's trilogy of plays, \u003ci\u003eRacing Demon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurmuring Judges\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Absence of War\u003c\/i\u003e. The trilogy examined the crises that faced three great British institutions -- the Church, the Law, and the Labour Party -- in the lead-up to the 1992 election that saw the Labour Party once again fail to defeat the Conservatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConducted over five years, Hare's interviews are composed of informal conversations with a wide range of people -- from unhappy vicars and police officers forced to put down strikes staged by their childhood fris, to judges and MPs -- most of whom reveal a surprising awareness of and cynicism about the principles of their organizations. Priests admit to essentially being social workers with no time for questions of faith, wardens tell of inmates who boast of surviving certain prisons, and politicians and journalists reveal what really goes on in policy meetings. These interviews constitute astute social criticism in the words of the people and, taken together, provide an insightful portrait of Britain in the early nineties.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over a dozen plays, including \u003ci\u003eAmy's View\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Judas Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkylight.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694250856511,"sku":"9780571170630","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cb84d7b16deab4f28f8189c3215b89c4.webp?v=1765001206","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/asking-around-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}