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6. Political Anthropology: When Communism Works

WHAT IS POLITICS?

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The Soc Es of the Cold War

In 16 34, father paul lejen wrote about his encounters with the montaigne and the scapi people. These soc es show an astonishing level of political, economic and gender equality alongside a very high level of personal liberty. 300 plus years later, you can read ethnographies or articles about the imbudi who live in the turi rain forest in central africa. Or the juhuanzi of the kalahari desert in southern africa,. The haza of the tanzinian savannah, or the malapantaram and palian and nayaca who live in south india. They all practise the same kind of subsistence economy - immediate return foraging

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