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Title

Afrasia : a tale of two continents / Ali A. Mazrui, Seifudein Adem.

Author

Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin

Publication

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, 2013.

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Additional Authors

Adem, Seifudein

Description

xxv, 407 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Is there a new scramble for Africa involving China, Japan, and India in competition with each other and with the Western world? In the second half of the twentieth century, Mao's China and Jawaharlal Nehru's India were political players in Africa, while Japan limited itself to trade and investment in Africa. Africa and Asia have historically been allies against Western exploitation and have also been rivals as producers of raw materials. India and West Asia have led the way in the soft power of culture and religion in Africa while Japan and China have engaged in the harder disciplines of the economy and the construction of infrastructure. This book explores the historical and unfolding dynamic interactions among China, India, Japan, and Africa and their ramifications."--Back cover.

Subject

• Afro-Asian politics
• Economic development > Africa
• Economic development > International cooperation
• Africa > Foreign relations > Asia
• Asia > Foreign relations > Africa
• Asia > Relations > Africa
• Africa > Relations > Asia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Toward Afro-Asian Strategies for Containing Globalization / Ali A. Mazrui -- SECTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW. Africa and Asia in the Postcolonial Era / Ali A. Mazrui ; The Baganda and the Japanese / Ali A. Mazrui ; The Lion of Judah and the Dragon / Seifudein Adem-- SECTION II. RACE, RELIGION AND DIPLOMACY . The Yellow Man's Burden: Race and Revolution in Sino-African Relations / Ali A. Mazrui ; Changing the Guards from Hindus to Muslims / Ali A. Mazrui ; Africa in Japanese Diplomatic Thought / Seifudein Adem; Diplomacy and Economics of Sino-Optimism in Ethiopia / Seifudein Adem-- SECTION III. NATIONALISM, DECOLONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT. John Locke and Mahatma Gandhi in African Resistance / Ali A. Mazrui ; Gandhi, Marx and the Warrior Tradition: Towards Androgynous Liberation / Ali A. Mazrui ; Comparative Culture and Development: The Case of Japan / Seifudein Adem-- SECTION IV. BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE. Islam at War and Communism in Retreat: What is the Connection? / Ali A. Mazrui ; Japan and the Iraq War / Seifudein Adem; Conflict Resolution in Japan / Seifudein Adem-- SECTION V. MIGRATION AND DIASPORIZATION. Africa and India as Mothers of Diasporas / Ali A. Mazrui ; Comparative Diasporas in Japan and the United States / Seifudein Adem; Afro-Optimism from Mahatma Gandhi to Barack Obama / Ali A. Mazrui -- SECTION VI. ROLE MODELS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION. Africa between Meiji Restoration and Legacy of Atatürk / Ali A. Mazrui ; Is Japan's Cultural Experience Relevant for Africa's Development? / Seifudein Adem; Japan in Africa / Seifudein Adem-- The Arab Spring and Female Empowerment / Ali A. Mazrui -- Conclusion: Toward Sociology of Discourse on Sino-African Relations / Seifudein Adem -- SECTION VII. APPENDICES. God's Omnipotence and Human Genius: From the Afro-Asian Tsunami to Shakespeare's Tempest / Ali A. Mazrui ; From Osagyefo Nkrumah to Nana Obama: Between the Post-Colonial and the Post-Racial / Ali A. Mazrui.

ISBN

• 9780761847717 (pbk.)
• 0761847715 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 843809127
• SCSB-13432641

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library