{"product_id":"the-structure-of-world-history-kojin-karatani-9780822356769","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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822356767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822356769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.81d","brand":"Kojin Karatani","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986734055679,"sku":"9780822356769","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aba8f8f5-0c66-4dcc-8861-d330c3e3a13b.jpg?v=1683284883","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-structure-of-world-history-kojin-karatani-9780822356769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}