6. Political Anthropology: When Communism Works
WHAT IS POLITICS?
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Do You Expect Us to Eat That Bag of Bones?
Anthropologist richard lee famously discovered one of these mechanisms when he tried to impress the band of kalahari cu hansi that he had been living with. He bought an enormous giant meat ox, to be shared and eaten at an upcoming christmas feast. But instead of them thanking him for it, everyone in the band took turns insulting it as a gift.
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