China's second continent : how a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa / Howard W. French.
French, Howard W., author.
2014
DT16.C48 F74 2014 (Mapit)
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Title China's second continent : how a million migrants are building a new empire in Africa / Howard W. French.
Author French, Howard W., author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780307956989 hardcover
0307956989 hardcover
9780307946652 paperback
0307946657 paperback
Published New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Language English
Language Note Text in English.
Description 285 pages : map ; 25 cm
Call Number DT16.C48 F74 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 325.2510967
Summary French reveals the human face of China's economic, political, and human presence across the African continent-- and in doing so reveals what is at stake for everyone involved. We meet a broad spectrum of China's dogged emigrant population, from those singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, commerce, and even environment, to those just barely scraping by, still convinced that Africa affords them better opportunities than their homeland. And we encounter an equally panoramic array of African responses to this new world order.
Documents the burgeoning Chinese presence in Africa to examine China's potentially world-changing role in reshaping Africa's culture and economy.
Note "This is a Borzoi book."
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index.
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Introduction
Part One: Manifest destiny
Mozambique
Behold the future
Friendly gestures
Part Two: The devil and the deep blue sea
Liberia: small fates
Conakry: late to the banquet
Freetown: instruments of magic
Why Mali?
Ghana: habits of democracy
Part Three: Happy family
Saints of the household
Fat of the land
Epilogue.

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