Many different, competing, radical groups and tendencies, identify different incompatible societies as 'communist'. I don't want here to identify any 'need' or 'reasons' for forming a communist ...

Primitive communities have their "foundation myths"; so it is fitting that the community of anthropologists should have one too. Once upon a time, there was an old man with a white beard, called Sir ...

Wang Mingke has spent much of his adult life studying society’s fringes. One of the world’s foremost experts on Chinese minority groups, the Taiwan-born, Harvard-trained historian and anthropologist ...

News reports of the discovery of a hitherto ‘uncontacted’ primitive tribe deep inside Amazon rainforest in Brazil have fanned a lively discussion on the Internet revolving around the impact of ...

TWINS, together with other multiple human births, have always been of interest to the society of which they are members. In primitive communities, twins are regarded as being possessed of supernatural ...

Jharkhand is making significant strides in developing its primitive tribal communities. Innovative schemes like 'Dakiya Yojana' are delivering essential supplies directly to remote villages. The state ...

Article reflecting on primitive communism, and discussing what a future communist society must comprise, if capitalism is to be permanently displaced. Many different, competing, radical groups and ...