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POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHRO 350
Course Description

Comparison and analysis of political structures, behavior and processes among selected peoples of the world; special emphasis on leadership, authority, power, and the origins of the states; the relevance of primitive political systems to anthropological theory and to the comparative study of politics.

Prerequisties

Junior standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.79

5.47% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

4.48% from Historical

A Rate
73.68%

30.58% from Historical

Class Size
19

-5% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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