{"product_id":"the-structure-of-world-history-from-modes-of-production-to-modes-of-exchange-9780822356653","title":"The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange","description":"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. In \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of World History\u003c\/i\u003e, he traces different modes of exchange, including the pooling of resources that characterizes nomadic tribes, the gift exchange systems developed after the adoption of fixed-settlement agriculture, the exchange of obedience for protection that arises with the emergence of the state, the commodity exchanges that characterize capitalism, and, finally, a future mode of exchange based on the return of gift exchange, albeit modified for the contemporary moment. He argues that this final stage-marking the overcoming of capital, nation, and state-is best understood in light of Kant's writings on eternal peace. \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of World History\u003c\/i\u003e is in many ways the capstone of Karatani's brilliant career, yet it also signals new directions in his thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kojin Karatani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822356653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKojin Karatani is an internationally renowned theorist and philosopher. Previously, he was a professor at Hosei University in Tokyo, Kinki University in Osaka, and Columbia University. Among the dozens of books that he has written in Japanese, four have been translated into English: \u003ci\u003eHistory and Repetition\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTranscritique: Kant and Marx\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eArchitecture as Metaphor: Language, Number, Money\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOrigins of Modern Japanese Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also published by Duke University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40198621462643,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_022ea165-b2bb-40b3-8121-a0f32eceb22d.jpg?v=1656079379","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-structure-of-world-history-from-modes-of-production-to-modes-of-exchange-9780822356653","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}