ANTH 1120 Lecture 9: anth notes week 9
29 Jul 2018
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Form of society which is characterized by a hierarchical ranking of people and sense of political control. States emerge in agriculture or between 2 competitions, or even in cities. What we see in states is that people that live in states specialize on skill. Nation? collection of people which share a common language, a world view and ancestry. Nations are invested in a collective identity. Anderson: nation is an imagined political community. Members of even the smallest nation wouldn"t even know everyone in their nation. Many of us believe we are a part of their nation but we will never really know everyone in their nation which makes in imagined. They have a particular shape and behind that nation lies another nation. Leaders are invested in devoting a world view and nding a common language, identity, and ancestry. We see that they have debates and con icts about who belongs and who doesn"t.
