Firstly, anthropologists continued to study political organization and political phenomena that lay outside the state-regulated sphere (as in patron-client relations or tribal political organization).
fˈɜːstli, ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts kəntˈɪnjuːd tə stˈʌdi pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fɪnˈɑːmɪnə ðæt lˈeɪ aʊtsˈaɪd ðə stˈeɪtɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd sfˈɪɹ æz ɪn pˈeɪtɹəŋklˈaɪənt ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ɔːɹ tɹˈaɪbəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.