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Economic Anthropology

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What was the social outcome of the economic basis?

Elimination of communal relations

Emergence of trading empires

Consolidation of class divisions (correct)

Rise of small subsistence economies

What is said to explain the 'relative stagnation' of Asian economies?

The transformation of tribal aristocracy into trading aristocracy

The presence of large trading empires

The extraction of surplus while leaving communal relations intact (correct)

The absence of private property

What do modern Indian historians accord some limited credence to?

The idea of long periods of relative economic stagnation (correct)

The idea of long periods of rapid economic growth

The notion of private property in the chief means of production

The existence of an 'African' mode of production

What was the distinctive feature of African pre-colonial economies?

The practical unknownness of private property in the chief means of production Signup and view all the answers

What was the basis of the large states in African pre-colonial economies?

Trade and commerce Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the tribal aristocracy in African pre-colonial economies?

It transformed itself into a trading aristocracy Signup and view all the answers

What is the general characteristic of African pre-colonial economies?

Communal ownership of land Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of empires on the village economy?

Empires came and went, but the village economy continued relatively intact Signup and view all the answers

What was the 'Asiatic mode of production'?

A mode of production rejected by modern Indian historians Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of French historians' influence on the argument about the existence of an 'Asiatic' mode of production?

The identification of an 'African' mode of production Signup and view all the answers