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WHAT IS POLITICS?

6. Political Anthropology: When Communism Works

Sep 10, 2020
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Quick takeaways

  • Hierarchical societies stem from wealth, power, and privileges, contrasting with ideals of equality and freedom.
  • Primate dominance behaviors transition to early human hunter-gatherer equality, showcasing the absence of social dominance hierarchies.

Deep dives

Political Left and Right

Political forces are divided into equality-promoting left and hierarchy-promoting right, reflecting class conflict which spans political, economic, cultural, and international spheres.

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