The Structure of World History: From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange

by Kōjin Karatani

Book Overview

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 The Structure of World History, he traces different modes of exchange, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822356767
• ISBN13: 9780822356769
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"