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anthropology of war  

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  • War is armed combat (fighting with weapons) between warriors or soldiers from two different political communities. This definition puts emphasis on learning to use weapons because learning to use weapons is socialization for armed combat. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; War, Anthropology of]

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