The structure of World history : from modes of production to modes of exchange
Title:
The structure of World history : from modes of production to modes of exchange
Author:
Karatani, Kōjin, 1941-
Bourdaghs, Michael K.
ISBN:
9780822356769
Publication Information:
Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
xxi, 352 p. ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: On modes of exchange -- Mini world systems -- The sedentary revolution -- The gift and magic -- World-empire -- The state -- World money -- World empires -- Universal religions -- The modern world system -- The modern state -- Industrial capital -- Nation -- Associationism -- The present and the future -- The stages of global capitalism and repetition -- Toward a world republic.
Abstract:
In this major, paradigm-shifting work, Kojin Karatani systematically re-reads Marx's version of world history, shifting the focus of critique from modes of production to modes of exchange. Karatani seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it.
Subject:
| Exchange -- Social aspects. |
| Capital. |
| Economics -- Sociological aspects. |
Summary:
In this major, paradigm-shifting work, Kojin Karatani systematically re-reads Marx's version of world history, shifting the focus of critique from modes of production to modes of exchange. Karatani seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it.