How Long to Read Gifts and Commodities

How Long Does it Take to Read Gifts and Commodities?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read Gifts and Commodities by James G. Carrier

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Three hundred years ago people made most of what they used, or got it in trade from their neighbours. Now, no one seems to make anything, and we buy what we need from shops. Gifts and Commodities describes the cultural and historical process of these changes and looks at the rise of consumer society in Britain and the United States. It investigates the ways that people think about and relate to objects in twentieth-century culture, at how those relationships have developed, and the social meanings they have for relations with others. Using aspects of anthropology and sociology to describe the importance of shopping and gift-giving in our lives and in western economies, Gifts and Commodities: * traces the development of shopping and retailing practices, and the emergence of modern notions of objects and the self * brings together a wealth of information on the history of the retail trade * examines the reality of the distinctions we draw between the impersonal economic sphere and personal social sphere * offers a fully interdisciplinary study of the links we forge between ourselves, our social groups and the commodities we buy and give.

How long is Gifts and Commodities?

Gifts and Commodities by James G. Carrier is 276 pages long, and a total of 70,656 words.

This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gifts and Commodities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 26 minutes to read Gifts and Commodities aloud.

What Reading Level is Gifts and Commodities?

Gifts and Commodities is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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