Since its first publication in England in 1954, Essai sur le don has been much admired and hailed among anthropology texts as a classic.
Recenzijos
'The Gift is quite undeniably the masterwork of Marcel Mauss, his most justly famous writing, and the work whose influence has been the deepest.' - Claude Lévi-Strauss
Foreword by Mary Douglas. Introduction.
1. The Exhange of Gifts and the
Obligation to Reciprocate (Polynesia)
2. The Extension of this System:
Liberality, Honour, Money
3. Survivals of these Principles in Ancient Systems
of Law and Ancient Economies
4. Conclusion: Moral Conclusions. Notes.
