China and Africa: A Century of Engagement

by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman

Book Overview

The People's Republic of China once limited its involvement in African affairs to building an occasional railroad or port, supporting African liberation movements, and loudly proclaiming socialist solidarity with the downtrodden of the continent. Now Chinese diplomats and Chinese companies, both state-owned and private, along with an influx of Chinese workers, have spread throughout Africa. This shift is one of the most important geopolitical phenomena...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812244192
• ISBN13: 9780812244199
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"