Kojin Karatani ; translated by Michael K. Bourdaghs
xxi, 352 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-344) and index
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
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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