Structure of World History

Karatani Kojin Karatani, Bourdaghs Michael K. Bourdaghs

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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. In The Structure of World History, 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. The Structure of World History is in many ways the capstone of Karatani's brilliant career, yet it also signals new directions in his thought.

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• Histoire

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• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822376682
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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THE STRUCTURE OF WORLD HISTORY

KOJIN KARATANI THE STRUCTURE OF WORLD HISTORY From Modes of Production to Modes of Exchange

Trànsàe by Mîcàe K. Bouràgs

Dûé Ûéŝ éŝŝ Dûà à ôô 2014

© 2014 Dûé Ûéŝ éŝŝ Ā ŝ éŝéé é  é Ûé Śàéŝ ô Āéçà ô àç-éé àé∞ éô éŝé  Çôûé é Bàé éŝé  Āô ô  éŝçéŝé ûŝ Śéçéŝ

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--ûçàô Dàà Kààà, Kôj, 1941– Hé ŝûçûé ô ô ŝô : ô ôéŝ ô ôûçô ô ôéŝ ô éçàé / Kôj Kààà ; àŝàé  çàé K. Bôûàŝ. àéŝ ç çûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. isbn 978-0-8223-5665-3 (çô : à. àé) isbn 978-0-8223-5676-9 (. : à. àé) 1. Éçàé—Śôçà àŝéçŝ. 2. Çàà. 3. Éçôôçŝ—Śôçôôçà àŝéçŝ. . Bôûàŝ, çàé K. . é. hm548.37 2014 330.9—ç23 2013041879

CONTENTS

Trànsàor’s Noe vîî Auor’s Preàce o e Engîs Trànsàîon îx Preàce xîîî

Introduction:On Modes of Exchange1

Part I: Mini World Systems 29 Chapter 1 :The Sedentary Revolution35 Chapter 2 :The Gift and Magic50

Part II: World-Empire 57 Chapter 3 :The State63 Chapter 4 :World Money81 Chapter 5 :World Empires104 Chapter 6 :Universal Religions127

Part III: The Modern World System 157 Chapter 7 :The Modern State165 Chapter 8 :Industrial Capital182 Chapter 9 :Nation209 Chapter 1 0 :Associationism228

Part IV: The Present and the Future 265 Chapter 11 :The Stages of Global Capitalism and Repetition267 Chapter 1 2 :Toward a World Republic285

Acknowegmens309Noes311Bîbîogràpy339Inex345

TRANSLATOR’S NOTE

Hŝ àŝàô ŝ àŝé ô é îŝ éô ôSekàîsî no kōzō, ç àŝ ûŝé  àà Śôé  2010, û  àŝô çôôàéŝ ŝûŝàà éŝôŝ à àôŝ à é àûô éàé ô à ûûé éŝé éô ô é ôô. Jààéŝé éŝôà àéŝ àé é  é éŝé ôé—à ŝ, é àé îŝ à à àé ŝéçô, çû  é ôà. à,  ôû é ô àçôéé é éŝéàç àŝŝŝàçé à  éçéé ô Śçô Āààà  éà ŝ àŝàô.

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Hŝ ôô ŝ à àé ô é é ŝô ô ŝôçà ôàôŝ ô é éŝéçé ômoes o excànge. Û ô,  àŝ ŝ àŝ éé àé û ô é éŝéçé ômoes o proucîon—ô, à ŝ, é éŝéç- é ô ô ôŝ é éàŝ ô ôûçô. ôéŝ ô ôûçô àé éé éàé àŝ é “éçôôç àŝé,” é é ôçà, éôûŝ, à çûûà àé éé çôŝéé é éôôçà ŝûéŝûçûé.  é à  ŝŝ é éçôôç ô é ôçà, ŝ é ŝ ôûé  çà àŝ ŝôçé. Āççô,ééûŝôïçûéŝôéàéçààŝ ŝôçééŝ:  Āŝàç ô éûà ŝôçééŝ, ô ŝà ô ô é çà ŝôçééŝ à éçéé éŝé, éé ŝ ô ŝ ééé ôçà çôô à éçô- ôç çôô. ôéôé, éé  é çàŝé ô çôéôà çààŝ ŝôç- ééŝ, é é ŝàé à àô àŝ ŝ éôôçà ŝûéŝûçûéŝ àŝ é ô ïçûéŝ, éçàûŝé é ŝàé à àô ûçô àŝ àçé àéŝ ô é ô. àŝŝ ééé à éôôçà ŝûéŝûçûéŝ ŝûç àŝ é ŝàé ô àô ôû àûà é àà é é çààŝ éçôô àŝ àôŝé, û éà éàé é ééçàô, à é éé é û  é àéŝ ô éà  é ŝàé à àô. Āŝ à éŝû, àŝŝ éà ô ŝéŝŝ éreàîve àuonomyô é éôô- çà ŝûéŝûçûé.  çôçéé éŝ, ŝ éà ŝûéé é éô ô éçôôç ééŝ  ôéé éé ô ŝûç îéŝ àŝ ŝ- çôààŝŝ, ŝôçôô, à ôçà ŝçéçé. Hŝ, ôéé, éŝûé  à ééç ô ûééŝàé é ôàçé ô éeconomîc bàse. à ŝô- çà ŝçéŝŝ à ŝôàŝ éjéçé éçôôç ééŝ à àŝŝéé é àûôô ô ôé éŝôŝ. Éé àŝ  é ô çéàŝé ŝçà ŝéçàzàô, ŝ ŝàçé éçàé çéàŝ éŝéà à àççéé àŝ éàé. Bû  éŝûé  é ôŝŝ ô à ôàz, ŝŝéàç éŝéçé