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China's New Role In Africa
Ian Taylor
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Description for China's New Role In Africa
Hardcover. Although China denies that it harbors ambitions to become a superpower, its leadership has made clear its intention that the country be a major player in the global arena. This book explores the nature and implications of China's burgeoning role in Africa. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 454.
Although China denies that it harbors ambitions to become a superpower, its leadership has made clear its intention that the country be a major player in the global arena. Against this backdrop, Ian Taylor explores the nature and implications of China's burgeoning role in Africa.Taylor argues that Beijing is using Africa not only as a source of needed raw materials and potential new markets, but also to bolster its own position on the international stage. After tracing the history of Sino-African relations, he addresses key current issues: What will be the long-term consequences, for example, of China's successes in securing ... Read more
Although China denies that it harbors ambitions to become a superpower, its leadership has made clear its intention that the country be a major player in the global arena. Against this backdrop, Ian Taylor explores the nature and implications of China's burgeoning role in Africa.Taylor argues that Beijing is using Africa not only as a source of needed raw materials and potential new markets, but also to bolster its own position on the international stage. After tracing the history of Sino-African relations, he addresses key current issues: What will be the long-term consequences, for example, of China's successes in securing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Pub
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588266361
SKU
V9781588266361
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Ref
99-3
About Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor is professor in the School of International Relations at the University of St. Andrews. His recent publications include Nepad: Toward Africa's Development or Another False Start?
Reviews for China's New Role In Africa
In this important new book, meticulously researched and based on extensive work both in China and across Africa... Ian Taylor explores the complexity of increasingly diverse, as well as increasingly important, China-Africa encounters. - Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick