China and Africa: Emerging Patterns in Globalization and Development: 9 (The China Quarterly Special Issues, Series Number 9)

ISBN 10: 0521122007 / ISBN 13: 9780521122009

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010

About this Item

This new topic of China's involvement in Africa is tackled by leading contributors whose articles are based on primary research. Editor(s): Strauss, Julia C.; Saavedra, Martha. Series: The "China Quarterly" Special Issues. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: China and Africa: Emerging Patterns in Globalization and Development: 9 (The China Quarterly Special Issues, Series Number 9)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521122007
• ISBN 13: 9780521122009
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Covering a range of African countries from Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, this volume adds to a growing literature on the emerging relationship between China and Africa, presenting work that is based on primary research. It includes articles on a wide range of subjects, including China's energy policy, labour relations, trade networks and cultural perceptions. The various essays chart the rise of a multiplicity of different actors in the relationship, emerging patterns of globalization and development, and rhetoric and representation.

About the Authors

Dr Julia Strauss is a senior lecturer in Political and International Studies at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) and is also the Editor of The China Quarterly. Dr Strauss received her PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 and has since taught in both the US and the UK. Dr Strauss is also a member of both the Association for Asian Studies and the American Political Science Association.

Dr Martha Saavedra received her PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, where today she serves as Associate Director of the Center of African Studies. During her academic career Dr Saavedra has worked in Sudan, Senegal and Kenya. She has also made numerous appearances on SF/Bay area radio and TV, speaking mainly on the Darfur conflict in Sudan. Dr Saavedra wrote and produced Sudan: Confluence of Arab and African Worlds in 1995.