Reviews

The Gift; Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies by Marcel Mauss

a_jayne222's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.75

mattinthebooks's review against another edition

2.0

I feel like this guy wrote this book after getting a bad gift. The idea that society’s foundation is in the gift-exchanging spirit is really wholesome but I’m not convinced, and the examples don’t account for large-scale economies

m_i_n's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

tropic_anaaa's review against another edition

2.0

I needed to read this for a religion class, and I definitely marathoned this because I have to have a discussion about it tomorrow, but it was interesting enough.

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.25

grazzi's review against another edition

5.0

meu professor chamou esse livro de "l'ethnographie de gauche" quando decidi ler ele que tristes tropiques

raulselvatalon's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Inspiring about the potential of “Gift” structures.

amicek27's review against another edition

read for class

onthebrookeshelf's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

tinnersrabbit's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0