ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|35 pages
Introduction
part II|107 pages
From China in Africa to global African studies
chapter 6|14 pages
“China in Africa” in the Anthropocene
part III|98 pages
Views from downstairs: ethnography, identity, and agency
chapter 9|14 pages
Chinese peanuts and Chinese machinga
chapter 13|20 pages
Dependency and underdevelopment
part IV|85 pages
Views from upstairs: elites, policy and political economy
chapter 15|18 pages
Neo-patrimonialism and extraversion in China’s relations with Angola and Mozambique
chapter 18|8 pages
New Structural Economics
part V|17 pages
Conclusion