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The Sublime Perversion of Capital: Marxist Theory and the Politics of History in Modern Japan
Gavin Walker
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Paperback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a prehistory to consider current discussions of uneven development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Walker locates the debate's culmination in the work of Uno Kozo, whose investigations into the development of capitalism and the commodification of labor power are essential for rethinking the national question in Marxist theory. Walker's analysis of Uno and the Japanese debate strips Marxist historiography of its Eurocentric focus, showing how Marxist thought was globalized from the start. In ... Read more
In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a prehistory to consider current discussions of uneven development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Walker locates the debate's culmination in the work of Uno Kozo, whose investigations into the development of capitalism and the commodification of labor power are essential for rethinking the national question in Marxist theory. Walker's analysis of Uno and the Japanese debate strips Marxist historiography of its Eurocentric focus, showing how Marxist thought was globalized from the start. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822361602
SKU
V9780822361602
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About Gavin Walker
Gavin Walker is Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies at McGill University.
Reviews for The Sublime Perversion of Capital: Marxist Theory and the Politics of History in Modern Japan
The Sublime Perversion of Capital makes an important intervention in both Japanese intellectual history and Marxist theory.
Viren Murthy
Journal of Asian Studies
A truly interdisciplinary work that understands Japanese Marxism as part of a larger global moment. . . .Through Japanese Marxist writings, [Walker] shows how capital needs the state to commodify labor power, ... Read more
Viren Murthy
Journal of Asian Studies
A truly interdisciplinary work that understands Japanese Marxism as part of a larger global moment. . . .Through Japanese Marxist writings, [Walker] shows how capital needs the state to commodify labor power, ... Read more