UID:
almahu_9949384018202882
Format:
1 online resource (369 pages)
ISBN:
9781351668293
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1351668293
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9781315162461
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1315162466
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9781351668286
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1351668285
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9781351668279
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1351668277
Content:
"Despite the accumulation of studies drawing from other fields, China-Africa studies still bears the hallmarks of its origins and popularization in IR - in Western and Chinese scholarship, and in this continues to shape subsequent work on it. New Directions in Africa-China Studies takes a step back from the 'events-driven' reactions and analysis characterizing much analysis in order to reflect more deeply on questions concerning how this has been, is and can be studied. This book offers a comprehensive and authoritative analytical review of the burgeoning area of China-Africa studies. The contributors draw on various disciplinary perspectives, posing not just methodological and theoretical questions about China-Africa and arguments for repositioning this as Africa-China but also raising wider issues, such as higher education in Africa or the global impact of China on social science. Showcasing a range of perspectives by an authoritative array of leading and emerging scholars, New Directions in Africa-China Studies is an essential read for scholars of the Africa-China relationships. It is also an authoritative resource for courses on African international relations, Chinese international relations, the South in Global Politics, or South-South development."--Publisher's summary.
Note:
10. Reflections on the role of race in China-Africa relations
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface: New Directions in Africa-China Studies; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Studying Africa and China; The evolution of China-Africa studies: one account; New momentum: FOCAC VI and Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping; Themes and sub-fields; China-Africa: a field of study?; Area Studies and beyond; Africa in China studies, China in African studies; Power-knowledge; Knowledge production; Aims of the book; Overview of chapters; Notes; References
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From China in Africa to global African studies2. From field work to academic field: Personal reflections on China-Africa research; The beginnings: Africa as a gateway to China; Operationalizing research on China-Africa; Field research; Tanzania: the laboratory; Persistent questions in China-Africa research; Conclusion; Note; References; 3. African studies in China in the twenty-first century: A historiographical survey; China -- Africa relations; Country studies; Current situation; Monographs and achievements; Annual report, memoirs and references; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
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4. Themes and thoughts in Africanists' discourse about China and AfricaTerms of engagement in the Africanist debate about China-Africa relations; Raw materials, loads of money, and corrupt deals; The cultural imperative in the China-Africa matrix; Confucianism as the basis of China-Africa relations?; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. Media as a site of contestation in China-Africa relations; Context: China-Africa media relations; Survey of China-Africa media research; Looking forward; China-Africa and media practices; Future China-Africa media relations from a topic perspective; Conclusion
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NotesReferences; 6. "China in Africa" in the Anthropocene: A discourse of divergence in a converging world; The Euro-American construction of "China in Africa"; China (and the world) in Africa; We're all in this together: global capital in the Age of the Anthropocene; Research implications; Notes; References; 7. Doing ethnography beyond China: The ethic of the ignorant foreigner; The ethnographic encounter; The ethic of the ignorant foreigner; Research conversations and ethnography as remembrance; Toward a new direction in doing ethnography; Note; References
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8. Global African studies and locating ChinaAutobiography; Archives; Area Studies to global studies? Navigating the twenty-first century; The way forward: a new initiative?; Notes; References; Views from downstairs: ethnography, identity, and agency; 9. Chinese peanuts and Chinese machinga: The use and abuse of a rumour in Dar es Salaam (and ethnographic writing); Seeing like an ethnographer: peanuts as indices; Seeing like a Chinese manager: peanuts as possibility; Seeing like a Tanzanian diplomat: who does the peanut speak for?; Seeing like a peanut; Conclusion; Notes; References
Additional Edition:
Print version: Alden, Chris. New Directions in Africa--China Studies. Milton : Routledge, ©2018 ISBN 9781138714670
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315162461
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315162461
