Interest in China and Africa is growing exponentially. Taking a step back from the ‘events-driven’ reactions characterizing much coverage, this timely book reflects more deeply on questions concerning how this subject has been, is being and can be studied.It offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and authoritative contribution to Africa–China studies. Its diverse chapters explore key current research themes and debates, such as agency, media, race, ivory, development or security, using a variety of case studies from Benin, Kenya and Tanzania, to Angola, Mozambique and Mauritius. Looking back, it explores the evolution of studies about Africa and China. Looking forward, it explores alternative, future possibilities for a complex and constantly evolving subject.Showcasing a range of perspectives by leading and emerging scholars, New Directions in Africa–China Studies is an essential resource for students and scholars of Africa and China relations.
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Introduction Chapter 1: Studying China-Africa/Africa-China Relations – Chris Alden and Daniel LargeFrom China in Africa to Global African StudiesChapter 2 From Field Work to Academic Field: Personal Reflections on China-Africa Research- George YuChapter 3: African Studies in China in the 21st Century: A Historiographical Survey - Li AnshanChapter 4: Themes and Thoughts in Africanists Discourse about China and Africa - Kweku AmpiahChapter 5: Media as a Site of Contestation in China-Africa Relations - Cobus van Staden and Yu-Shan WuChapter 6: ‘China in Africa’ in the Anthropocene: a Discourse of Divergence in a Converging World - Ross Anthony Chapter 7: Doing Ethnography Beyond China: the Ethic of the Ignorant Foreigner - Gabriel BamanaChapter 8: Global African Studies and Locating China - Jamie MonsonViews from Downstairs: Ethnography, Identity and AgencyChapter 9: Chinese Peanuts and Chinese Machinga: The Use and Abuse of a Rumour in Dar es Salaam (and Ethnographic Writing) – Derek SheridanChapter 10: Reflections on the Role of Race in China-Africa Relations - T Tu Huynh and Yoon Jung ParkChapter 11: Kenyan Agency in Kenya-China Relations: Contestation, Cooperation and Passivity - Maddalena ProcopioChapter 12: Bureaucratic Agency and Power Asymmetry: Benin and China - Folashadé Soulé-Kohndou Chapter 13: Dependency and Underdevelopment: the case of the Special Economic Zone in Mauritius - Honita Cowaloosur and Ian Taylor Chapter 14: Ivory Trails: Divergent Values of Ivory and Elephants in Africa and Asia - Stephanie RuppViews from Upstairs: Elites, Policy and Political Economy Chapter 15: Neo-patrimonialism and Extraversion in China’s Relations with Angola and Mozambique: is Beijing making a difference? – Ana Cristina Alves and Sergio ChichavaChapter 16: Between Resource Extraction and Industrializing Africa - Mzukisi Qobo and Garth le Pere Chapter 17: A Chinese Model for Africa: the Problem with Problem-Solving- Chris Alden Chapter 18: New Structural Economics: Laying the Groundwork for Theoretical Reflection on China-Africa Engagement - Tang Xiaoyang Chapter 19: China-in-Africa and Global Economic Transformation - Alvin Camba and Ho-Fung Hong Chapter 20: China and African Security - Lina Benabdallah and Daniel LargeConclusion Chapter 21: Conclusion - Chris Alden and Daniel Large
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781138714632
Publisert
2018-07-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
682 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
348

Biographical note

Chris Alden is Professor of IR and Co-Head of the Africa International Affairs programme at the LSE, UK.

Dan Large is Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy, Central European University, Hungary.