Drama, Politics, and Evolution - Cliodynamics in Play (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This book outlines the evolution of our political nature over two million years and explores many of the rituals, plays, films, and other performances that gave voice and legitimacy to various political regimes in our species' history. Our genetic and cultural evolution during the Pleistocene Epoch bestowed a wide range of predispositions on our species that continue to shape the politics we support and the performances we enjoy. The book's case studies range from an initiation ritual in the Mbendjela tribe in the Congo to a 1947 drama by Bertolt Brecht and include a popular puppet play in Tokugawa Japan. A final section examines the gradual disintegration of social cohesion underlying the rise of polarized politics in the USA after 1965, as such films as The Godfather, Independence Day, The Dark Knight Rises, and Joker accelerated the nation's slide toward authoritarian Trumpism.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance
Release date:	October 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Bruce McConachie
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	295
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-081376-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	3-03-081376-2
Barcode:	9783030813765

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