RE: On the origin of .... war

From: Vincent Campbell (v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Sep 20 2001 - 11:32:46 BST

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From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
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Subject: RE: On the origin of .... war
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            Hi Bill,

            <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?>
    >
            I guess so, yeah. I suppose what I meant was that there are some
    superficial parallels between ape groups, with their usually dominant male,
    and human tribes with their chiefs. That might be a specious comparison
    though.

            Vincent 

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