{"product_id":"the-structure-of-world-history-from-modes-of-production-to-modes-of-exchange-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKōjin 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":"Default Title","offer_id":50328946114834,"sku":"9780822356769","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe94f0a1-a417-4499-8bca-87a31d8417ac.jpg?v=1727755376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-structure-of-world-history-from-modes-of-production-to-modes-of-exchange-9780822356769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}