@kissane@dsalo This book I'm adding today to my open access collection may be of interest for cross-cultural studies of gift and volunteer cultures, focusing particularly on the gendered aspects (which also figure in the communities we've been discussing): Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society edited by Kathleen D. McCarthy (Indiana University Press, c2001). Description, contents, and downloads here: https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/nv935552c
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