Karatani, Kojin, 1941-

The structure of world history : from modes of production to modes of exchange / Kojin Karatani ; translated by Michael K. Bourdaghs. - Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (375 p.)

Includes bibliographical references 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.

9780822376682 (ebook)


Exchange--Social aspects.
Capital.
Economics--Sociological aspects.