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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > applied anthropology > political anthropology
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > political anthropology

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political anthropology  

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  • Political anthropology emerged through intellectual engagements between the disciplines of political science and anthropology. Political scientists working in this area first developed the field through an engagement with Clifford Geertz's interpretative approach to the study of culture. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Political Anthropology]

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