The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & The State by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 1)
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The Origins of the Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy was one perpetual federation of the five consanguineous tribes. The organ of the confederacy was a federal council of 50 sacrams all equal in rank and authority. Ingalls tries to argue that it is somewhat distinct from a state and actually prefigures early attempts at governance absent the full creation of a state.
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