ANTH 77 Origins of Inequality

How did human societies develop such broad patterns of inequality, and what let us to accept the systems that create and reproduce inequity? Was there a time in human history when inequality did not exist or is it essential to the human condition? These questions are date back to the earliest writings on politics, history, and philosophy and remain central theoretical issues in anthropology today. This course will explore the theoretical expectations of multiple approaches to the origins of inequality, employing a comparative approach to investigations of archaeological evidence from difference societies around the world, and throughout our history as a species. Not open to students who have received credit for ANTH 057.

Instructor

Casana

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:INT or SOC

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Offered

• Fall