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WHAT IS POLITICS?

10.4 What Causes Seasonal Social and Political Structures? The Dawn of Everything Chapter 3:

Apr 26, 2022
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Quick takeaways

  • Seasonal social structures were consciously chosen by traditional societies for practicality and play.
  • Material conditions, not conscious choice, are the basis of social phenomena according to anthropologists.

Deep dives

Shift from Hierarchy to Equality

The podcast discusses how human societies transitioned between hierarchy and equality in the past. The authors argue that societies shifted from dominance hierarchy to democratic hierarchy, emphasizing the importance of understanding the conditions that lead to dominance hierarchies.

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