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Are we by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? In one attempt to answer this question, Christopher Boehm seeks to explore the origins of our egalitarianism. Egalitarian societies are those

that act collectively as a moral community to control social and political life. These are the kinds of societies enjoyed by democratic countries today, and before that by foragers living in

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Contact customer support AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Anthropology University of California at Santa Cruz, 95064 , California, USA Adrienne Zihlman Authors *

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