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political anthropology

branch of anthropology that explores, examines, and compares diverse systems of social control and power structures of societies
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political anthropology

Summary

political anthropology is a branch of anthropology[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • political anthropology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • political anthropology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • political anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • political anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • political anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • political anthropology is a type of social anthropology[8].
  • political anthropology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Political anthropology[9].
  • political anthropology's practiced by is recorded as political anthropologist[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of anthropology[3], academic discipline[4], field of study[5], and field of work[7]. political anthropology is a type of social anthropology[8].

Why It Matters

political anthropology has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Désirée Remmert Marshall Sahlins social anthropology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005686-politicka-antropologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005686-politicka-antropologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → social anthropology
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11668, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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