ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Kinship, Theocracy, Exogamy
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Formed of a consequence of peaceful contact. Formed through coercion or force two theories- must include that they are related to the issue of surplus. Goes to the idea that once surplus states must develop. So that early state formation is ties to advances in agricultural productivity. First theory is warfare: ideas by malthusian argument. Warfare is caused by population pressure, diminishing scarce resources, and expansionist policies that motivate a society to engage in warfare second theory- territory expansion- theory of conquest. Coercion- emerges from coercive measures, has more of a compelling argument according to cooper inequalities and how they occur in states. One way when one group happens to have access to a resource ex. Makes it possible for that group to lord over another group by monopolizing a highly desirable resource. Overtime- concentration of power becomes concentrated in this one group. Another resource is religious ritual- access to gods.
