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Dear Vincent,
> Looking at
> tribal societies what do we see- lots of little tribes in relatively close
> proximity but with different languages, customs and beliefs, but all sharing
> basic hierarchical structures and so on.
Isn't hierarchical structure largely a function of the size of the
society? Perhaps with tribal cultures we are better off talking about
status differences than hierarchical structures. To get anything like
what we recognize as hierarchies don't you need a large agricultural
base?
Best,
Bill
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