ANT100Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cultural Ecology, Political Ecology, Procedural Law
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Independent political entity that controls a geographical territory with clear boundaries and that defends itself from external threats with an army and from internal disorder with police. These scholars share with political scientist and political philosophers and interest in politics. The ways in which power relations (particularly unequal power relation) affect human social affairs. Focuses on the way specific, often small scale societies use culture to fashion adaptation to particular, local ecological settings. Focus is on political creation of the division of labor in economy. Short term use of force with a limited goal. Ongoing, chronic hostilities between groups of neigbours or kin. Formally recognized, neutral third party to whom the disputing parties can appeal to settle their differences. Payment by mediators to mollify the aggrieved party. Involves violent conflict on a significantly larger scale. All members of the society had roughly equal access to valued resources.
