China and Africa

Engagement and Compromise

By:

Ian Taylor

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Routledge Contemporary China Series

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With China’s rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become an increasingly significant feature of world politics as China’s hunger for energy resources grows and many African countries seek a partner that, unlike the West, does not worry about democracy and transparency, or impose political conditions on economic relations. Ian Taylor, one of the foremost authorities on the international relations and political economy of Africa, provides a comprehensive assessment of relations between China and Africa. He discusses the historical evolution of Sino-African relations in the period since the 1949 revolution, with particular emphasis on the period since the end of the Cultural Revolution. Considering in detail China’s relations with Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Malawi, Taylor demonstrates how China has used the rhetoric of anti-hegemonies to secure and promote its position in the Third World. Taylor gives an engaging account of the hitherto under-researched topic of relations between China and Africa, a phenomenon of growing importance in contemporary international politics.

Author Biography:

Ian Taylor is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, and Associate Professor Extraordinary in the Department of Political Science, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. His most recent books are NEPAD: Towards Africa’s Development or Another False Start? (2005), and Africa in International Politics: External Involvement on the Continent (Edited with Paul Williams, 2004).

Release date Australia

April 3rd, 2009

Author

Ian Taylor

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

240

Series

Routledge Contemporary China Series

Dimensions

156x234x13

ISBN-13

9780415545525

Product ID

2920914

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