ANTHRO 2A Lecture 2: Macro
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Macro & local levels of social analysis (martin) Operating perhaps in one village of a society. Anthropology traditionally looked at things and worked on this level. : looking @ one village or island - trobriand islands; nuer. Bring in things like: consumption of products from others, colonialism, mass media. Local lvl aspects come from macro lvl aspects. The practice of running an empire of one society dominating other societies. The idea is to expand ones power across the map. Control territories interest, resources, and labor power for your benefit. Usually ruled by an individual but not always/"]". A policy of extending a country"s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Britain won but didn"t colonize them. (solely imperialism: colonialism. Kind of imperialism, process of governing subordinate groups as a sovereign government. Going into another country and establishing the set law and principles. Becoming the sphere of influence for that countries way of living.
