Afrasia : a tale of two continents
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Afrasia : a tale of two continents
University Press of America, c2013
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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.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction: Toward Afro-Asian Strategies for Containing Globalization
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SECTION I
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
1 Africa and Asia in the Postcolonial Era
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2 The Baganda and the Japanese
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3 The Lion of Judah and the Dragon
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SECTION II
RACE, RELIGION AND DIPLOMACY
4 The Yellow Man's Burden: Race and Revolution in Sino-African Relations
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5 Changing the Guards from Hindus to Muslims
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6 Africa in Japanese Diplomatic Thought
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7 Diplomacy and Economics of Sino-Optimism in Ethiopia
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SECTION III
NATIONALISM, DECOLONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT
8 John Locke and Mahatma Gandhi in African Resistance
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9 Gandhi, Marx and the Warrior Tradition: Towards Androgynous Liberation
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10 Comparative Culture and Development: The Case of Japan
SEIFUDEIN ADEM
SECTION IV
BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
11 Islam at War and Communism in Retreat: What is the Connection?
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12 Japan and the Iraq War
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13 Conflict Resolution in Japan
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SECTION V
MIGRATION AND DIASPORIZATION
14 Africa and India as Mothers of Diasporas
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15 Comparative Diasporas in Japan and the United States
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16 Afro-Optimism from Mahatma Gandhi to Barack Obama
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SECTION VI
ROLE MODELS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
17 Africa between Meiji Restoration and Legacy of Ataturk
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18 Is Japan's Cultural Experience Relevant for Africa's Development?
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19 Japan in Africa
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20 The Arab Spring and Female Empowerment
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21 Conclusion: Toward Sociology of Discourse on Sino-African Relations
SEIFUDEIN ADEM
SECTION VII
APPENDICES
Appendix One. God's Omnipotence and Human Genius: From the Afro-Asian Tsunami to Shakespeare's Tempest
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Appendix Two. From Osagyefo Nkrumah to Nana Obama: Between the Post-Colonial and the Post-Racial
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