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Exploring the evolution of political nature over two million years, this book delves into the rituals and performances that have legitimized various regimes throughout history. It highlights the impact of genetic and cultural evolution from the Pleistocene Epoch on contemporary political preferences and artistic expressions. Through diverse case studies, from tribal initiation rites to modern dramas and films, the narrative culminates in an analysis of the decline of social cohesion in the USA post-1965, linking cultural works to the rise of polarized politics and authoritarianism.

A major retrospective of the life and work of the artist William Blair Bruce, considered to be Canada's first Impressionist.

All performance depends upon our abilities to create, perceive, remember, imagine and empathize. This book provides an introduction to the evolutionary and cognitive foundations of theatrical performing and spectating and argues that this scientific perspective challenges some of the major assumptions about what takes place in the theatre.

Reveals Missouri's cookbook heritage and delivers a sampling of recipes. This title looks back to manuscript cookbooks from 1821 St Louis, then progress through the years of Missouri before arriving at online recipes. It shows how cookbooks provide history lessons, document changing food ways, and demonstrate the cultural diversity of the state.