China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building

China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa

AÂ New York TimesÂ Notable BookÂ

Chinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-winning investigative journalist and former New York Times bureau chief in Africa and China, in the definitive account of this seismic geopolitical development. Chinaâ€™s burgeoning presence in Africa is already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people. From Liberia to Senegal to Mozambique, in creaky trucks and by back roads, French introduces us to the characters who make up Chinaâ€™s dogged emigrant population: entrepreneurs singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, and less-lucky migrants barely scraping by but still convinced of Africaâ€™s opportunities. Frenchâ€™s acute observations offer illuminating insight into the most pressing unknowns of modern Sino-African relations: Why China is making these cultural and economic incursions into the continent; what Africaâ€™s role is in this equation; and what the ramifications for both parties and their peopleâ€”and the watching worldâ€”will be in the foreseeable future.

One of the Best Books of the Year at â€¢Â The EconomistÂ â€¢Â TheÂ GuardianÂ â€¢ Foreign Affairs
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780307946652
Color White
ReleaseDate 2015-02-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307946652

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780307946652
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2015-02-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307946652

China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa

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