It's an interesting choice of title -- there's a classic of social theory by
the same name:

http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Reason-Exchange-Archaic-Societies/dp/039332043X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235681369&sr=1-1

This is the book I've talked with Janice about. Hyde would have to be
familiar with it. Without reading Hyde, I'm having a bit of a hard time
figuring out what connection he's making.



On 2009-02-26, Janice Carello <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the recommendation. I found the title, The Gift, so interesting
> that I checked out the table of contents. It looks thought-provoking. Eric
> has talked with me a lot about how gift giving is viewed from an
> anthropological view: gift giving can be and often is very manipulative
> since one often gives expecting to receive. It looks like this book explores
> similar ideas. I added it to my wish list.
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:11 PM, delancey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I read a very nice book recently arguing that there's a fundamental
>> tension between the market and art.  I recommend it; regardless of
>> whether we agree with it, it was interesting:  The Gift, Lewis Hyde
>> (http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Creativity-Artist-Modern-Vintage/dp/
>> 0307279502/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235675364&sr=8-1<http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Creativity-Artist-Modern-Vintage/dp/0307279502/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235675364&sr=8-1>
>> ).
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Janice
>
> >
>


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