Gave up. No joy, no fun at all. I very much enjoyed Barbara Enrehreich's [b:Nickel and Dimed|1869|Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America|Barbara Ehrenreich|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442378091s/1869.jpg|1840613] but this book was a different creature altogether.
Instead of reading about community celebrations, I felt like I was slogging through a textbook for a social history/psychology/anthropology class that was meant to teach the dangers of imposing a Western mindset on non-Western cultures.
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