Chinese Migrants and Africa's Development: New Imperialists or Agents of Change? - Brossura

Mohan, Giles; Lampert, Ben; Tan-Mullins, May; Chang, Daphne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1780329164 ISBN 13: 9781780329161

Casa editrice: Zed Books, 2014

Riassunto

China's recent stepping up of relations with Africa is one of the most significant developments on the African continent for decades. For some it promises an end to Africa's dependent aid relationships, as the Chinese bring expertise, technology and a stronger business focus. But for others it is no more than a new form of imperialism.

This book is the first to systematically study the motivations, relationships and impact of this migration. It focuses not just on the Chinese migrants but also on the perceptions of, and linkages to, their African 'hosts'. By studying this everyday interaction we get a much richer picture of whether this is South-South cooperation, as political leaders would have us believe, or a more complex relationship that can both compromise and encourage African development.

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Recensione:

'This timely scholarly contribution to the evolving discourse on China-Africa relations puts centre stage the urgent need to "build bridges" between Chinese and African citizens through cross-cultural understanding.'
Professor Fantu Cheru, senior researcher of the African Studies Centre, Leiden

'Chinese Migrants and African Development provides a thoughtful, richly informed and theoretically drawn assessment of a complex relationship in flux. The authors do a remarkable job of unpacking the array of actors and differing contexts that shape the engagement between Chinese migrants and African communities. An important contribution to the burgeoning field.'
Chris Alden, associate professor of international relations, London School of Economics and Political Science

'Much is made, very carelessly and generally, of the "Chinese" in Africa. However, Africa is fifty-four separate states, each of great complexity; the "Chinese" presence is equally complex and can be staggeringly different from place to place and historical epoch to epoch. The authors have performed a huge service with this book, distinguishing groups, rationales and debates, to overcome previous, appallingly reductionist narratives.'
Stephen Chan, School of Oriental and African Studies

'The discussion on China in Africa has for too long been dominated by stereotypes and misleading dichotomies. This book is one of the rare studies exploring real Chinese-African interactions, on the ground; it adds a welcome dimension, bringing aspects of this interaction to life.'
Henning Melber, director emeritus, Dag Hammarskjold Foundation

'With a multi-scalar approach, connecting the global, the national and the local; the application of theories of intersectionality and cosmopolitanism; and examples from their in-depth research, the authors help us to understand the complexities and nuances of Chinese migrant engagements with Africans and their impact on Africa's development. This is an invaluable contribution; I wish I'd written it first!'
--Yoon Jung Park, associate professor, African Studies Program, Georgetown University

L'autore:

Giles Mohan is Professor of International Development at the UK's Open University. He is a human geographer who studies African governance and the transnational connections to and from Africa, especially migrants. His recent work focuses on China's engagement with Africa and has been funded by a series of grants from the Economic and Social Research Council. Giles has published extensively in geography, development studies and African studies journals and has consulted for a range of BBC documentaries on issues of international development.

Ben Lampert is a Research Fellow in the Development Policy and Practice Group at The Open University. His background is in human geography and his research is concerned with the role of migrants and diaspora communities in development in Africa. His most recent work has been on Chinese migrants in Ghana and Nigeria.

May Tan-Mullins is a human geographer. She is at the Nottingham Ningbo University having previously worked at the National University of Singapore and Durham. Her research concerns environmental security and political ecology of marine resources. Her most recent research project concerns developmental debates and politics of Chinese engagement with African development and environmental and food security issues in China.

Daphne Chang is a staff tutor and a Faculty Associate of the Development Policy and Practice Group at the Open University. She is a social anthropologist. Her PhD research investigated the intermarriage of the Maasai and the Kikuyu in Kenya. Her recent work focuses on the lives and work of Chinese women migrants in Africa and the gender roles/relationships in Chinese family businesses in Africa.

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• Editore: Zed Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780329164
• ISBN 13: 9781780329161
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 185