ANTH 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Human Rights Watch, Elman Service, Non-Governmental Organization
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Political anthropologist, elman service classified the political system into four. Decentralized, decisions made primarily by consensus and have minimal. Might encompass thousands of people spread over many villages. Position of chief is passed down directly from generation to generation. Modern states have a central administration designed to penetrate the. Externally, states compete economically and militarily with other states for. One way power is established is through hegemony. Economic restructuring promoted by international financial institutions and. Watch) and even international agencies like the united nations. What is the relationship among politics, the state, violence, and war? three generalizations. Organized human violence is a natural expression of the inherent human condition. Humans are consider inherently peaceful, violence arises through cultural practices and patterns that overwhelm basic human nature. The roots of human violence are in between nature and culture. Is a contested social process through which a civil society organizes for the production of military violence.
