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Making a World after Empire

Author : Christopher J. Lee
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0896804682
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Making a World after Empire written by Christopher J. Lee and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1955, twenty-nine countries from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East came together for a diplomatic conference in Bandung, Indonesia, intending to define the direction of the postcolonial world. Representing approximately two-thirds of the world’s population, the Bandung conference occurred during a key moment of transition in the mid-twentieth century—amid the global wave of decolonization that took place after the Second World War and the nascent establishment of a new cold war world order in its wake. Participants such as Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Zhou Enlai of China, and Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia seized this occasion to attempt the creation of a political alternative to the dual threats of Western neocolonialism and the cold war interventionism of the United States and the Soviet Union. The essays in this volume explore the diverse repercussions of this event, tracing the diplomatic, intellectual, and sociocultural histories that have emanated from it. Making a World after Empire consequently addresses the complex intersection of postcolonial history and cold war history and speaks to contemporary discussions of Afro-Asianism, empire, and decolonization, thus reestablishing the conference’s importance in twentieth-century global history. Contributors: Michael Adas, Laura Bier, James R. Brennan, G. Thomas Burgess, Antoinette Burton, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Julian Go, Christopher J. Lee, Jamie Monson, Jeremy Prestholdt, Denis M. Tull

The Lunatic Express

Author : Charles Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784972711
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book The Lunatic Express written by Charles Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1895, George Whitehouse arrived at the east African post of Mombasa to perform an engineering miracle: the building of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Lake Victoria Railway – a 600-mile route that was largely unmapped and barely explored. Behind Mombasa lay a scorched, waterless desert. Beyond, a horizonless scrub country climbed toward a jagged volcanic region bisected by the Great Rift Valley. A hundred miles of sponge-like quagmire marked the railway's last lap. The entire right of way bristled with hostile tribes, teemed with lions and breathed malaria. What was the purpose of this 'giant folly' and whom would it benefit? Was it to exploit the rumoured wealth of little-known central African kingdoms? Was it to destroy the slave trade? To encourage commerce and settlement? THE LUNATIC EXPRESS explores the building of this great railway in an earlier Africa of slave and ivory empires, of tribal monarchs and the vast lands that they ruled. Above all, it is the story of the white intruders whose combination of avarice, honour and tenacious courage made them a breed apart.

China in Africa

Author : Sabella O. Abidde
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793612331
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book China in Africa written by Sabella O. Abidde and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Sino-African relations and their impact on Africa. It argues that Africa’s relationship with China has had a profound impact on key sectors in Africa—economic and political development, the media, infrastructural development, foreign direct investments, loans, debt peonage, and international relations. The authors also analyze the imperialist and neo-colonialist implications of this relationship and discuss the degree to which the relationship is beneficial to Africa.

Duality by Design

Author : Nuno Gil
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108473164
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Duality by Design written by Nuno Gil and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Africa as a context for research, new conceptual framing is proposed to make sense of the challenges of designing effective organizations to pursue socio-economic development.

Africa's Freedom Railway

Author : Jamie Monson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253002818
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Africa's Freedom Railway written by Jamie Monson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The TAZARA (Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority), or Freedom Railway, from Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to the Copperbelt region of Zambia, was instrumental in fostering one of the most sweeping development transitions in postcolonial Africa. Built during the height of the Cold War, the railway was intended to redirect the mineral wealth of the interior away from routes through South Africa and Rhodesia. Rebuffed by Western aid agencies, newly independent Tanzania and Zambia accepted help from China to construct what would become one of Africa's most vital transportation corridors. The book follows the railroad from design and construction to its daily use as a vital means for moving villagers and goods. It tells a story of how transnational interests contributed to environmental change, population movements, and the rise of local and regional enterprise.

Africa’s Railway Renaissance

Author : Tim Zajontz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000919242
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Africa’s Railway Renaissance written by Tim Zajontz and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the history, political economy and spatiality of Chinese railway projects in Africa. It examines the financial governance of Sino-African railway projects, their socio-cultural, political and economic effects as well as the regional dimension of Africa’s new railway architecture and its function within China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Leading and emerging scholars from Africa, China, Europe and the Americas offer interpretations through politicoeconomic, historical, geographical and post-colonial conceptual lenses. Case studies on projects in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia offer an empirically rich and cross-disciplinary picture of Sino-African railway developments at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels. Regional analyses on West and East Africa expose persistent obstacles to the regional integration of Africa’s railways. The volume outlines opportunities and challenges related to Africa’s railway renaissance in the post-COVID-19 global political economy and will be of great interest to academics, students and practitioners interested in Africa-China relations and their developmental effects or in the politics of infrastructure, spatial governance and the political economy of transport.

African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania

Author : Priya Lal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107104521
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania written by Priya Lal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of oral and written sources, this book tells the story of Tanzania's socialist experiment: the ujamaa villagization initiative of 1967-75. Inaugurated shortly after independence, ujamaa ('familyhood' in Swahili) both invoked established socialist themes and departed from the existing global repertoire of development policy, seeking to reorganize the Tanzanian countryside into communal villages to achieve national development. Priya Lal investigates how Tanzanian leaders and rural people creatively envisioned ujamaa and documents how villagization unfolded on the ground, without affixing the project to a trajectory of inevitable failure. By forging an empirically rich and conceptually nuanced account of ujamaa, African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania restores a sense of possibility and process to the early years of African independence, refines prevailing theories of nation building and development, and expands our understanding of the 1960s and 70s world.

Migrating the Black Body

Author : Leigh Raiford
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295999586
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)

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Download or read book Migrating the Black Body written by Leigh Raiford and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrating the Black Body explores how visual media—from painting to photography, from global independent cinema to Hollywood movies, from posters and broadsides to digital media, from public art to graphic novels—has shaped diasporic imaginings of the individual and collective self. How is the travel of black bodies reflected in reciprocal black images? How is blackness forged and remade through diasporic visual encounters and reimagined through revisitations with the past? And how do visual technologies structure the way we see African subjects and subjectivity? This volume brings together an international group of scholars and artists who explore these questions in visual culture for the historical and contemporary African diaspora. Examining subjects as wide-ranging as the appearance of blackamoors in Russian and Swedish imperialist paintings, the appropriation of African and African American liberation images for Chinese Communist Party propaganda, and the role of YouTube videos in establishing connections between Ghana and its international diaspora, these essays investigate routes of migration, both voluntary and forced, stretching across space, place, and time.

China's Road to Development

Author : N. Maxwell
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483294536
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book China's Road to Development written by N. Maxwell and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China's Road to Development is a collection of papers by specialists on aspects of China's economy and society. It covers a wide range of subjects, from development strategy to the specifics of small-scale energy exploitation, from the role of women in China's development to the 'greening' of China through great efforts in afforestation. Commenting on the limited issue original edition (a special issue of the journal World Development) from which this volume has been greatly expanded, Dr. Knowles, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, wrote: "A magnificent collection ot essays by very astute and experienced observers, covering everything from population control, health, economic planning, trade, city planning and rural development to Chinese aid in building the Tanzania-Zambia railway. If I could only afford two books on modern China, I would get this one..."

China's Belt and Road Initiative

Author : Simeon Djankov
Publisher : Peterson Institute for International Economics
ISBN 13 : 0881327158
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book China's Belt and Road Initiative written by Simeon Djankov and published by Peterson Institute for International Economics. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China's commercial ties with the outside world have long been symbolized by the ancient Silk Road, which began as a tortuous trading network of mountain paths and sea routes that provided a lifeline for the Chinese economy. Now the leadership in Beijing is reviving the concept with an ambitious plan to build and upgrade highways, railways, ports, and other infrastructure throughout Asia and Europe designed to enrich the economies of China and some 60 of its nearby trading partners. The so-called Belt and Road Initiative has generated enthusiasm and high hopes but also skepticism and wariness. And as big as China's ambitions are, many obstacles stand in the way. In this volume of essays edited by Sean Miner and Simeon Djankov, PIIE experts analyze the initiative's opportunities for China and the world, along with the logistical problems and political, economic, and security implications that have generated concerns.

Paul Njock Ebai

Author : Paul Njock Ebai
Publisher : Exceller Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul Njock Ebai written by Paul Njock Ebai and published by Exceller Books. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uncovers very uncanny truth about nations building and economic problems that developing nations faces today. It provides macroeconomic solution in a philosophical view

Sources and Methods in African History

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580461405
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Sources and Methods in African History written by Toyin Falola and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing. This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort throughsome of the problems scholars face within this unfolding web of sources and methods. The book is divided into five sections, each of which begins with a short introduction by a distinguished Africanist scholar. The first sectiondeals with archaeological contributions to historical research. The second section examines the methodologies involved in deciphering historically accurate African ethnic identities from the records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The third section mines old documentary sources for new historical perspectives. The fourth section deals with the method most often associated with African historians, that of drawing historical data from oral tradition. Thefifth section is devoted to essays that present innovative sources and methods for African historical research. Together, the essays in this cutting-edge volume represent the current state of the art in African historical research. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Christian Jennings is a Doctoral Candidatein History at the University of Texas at Austin.

Short term technical assistance

Author : Alberta Research Council. Forestry Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Short term technical assistance written by Alberta Research Council. Forestry Department and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forest Products Program has built up a large knowledge base on wood properties, wood products, and engineered wood composites. Access to this information can be a factor in the increased utilization of Alberta forest products. This report describes the technical information service provided to private industry, government departments, educational institutions, municipal organizations and the general public by telephone, through literature searches, and through limited tested or pilot plant work. A list of enquiries requiring laboratory work is also included.

China’s Footprint in East Africa

Author : Bob Wekesa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819952654
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book China’s Footprint in East Africa written by Bob Wekesa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an extensive literature review, in-depth interviews, fieldwork, and anecdotal evidence, this text examines China’s engagement with East Africa (notably Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and considers these relationships through the lens of history, diplomacy, education, trade, media, cultural exchanges, and infrastructure. It probes the sentiments of pessimism, optimism, and pragmatism to explore perceptions about China in East Africa Africa. China’s ancient connection to the East African coast, as well as other incidents of contact in the past, are analyzed from the viewpoint of the deployment of Chinese soft power capital in current times. The book notably examines the significant role China is playing in the construction of new infrastructure and housing throughout East Africa and addresses China’s involvement in the natural resources sector and the political debate surrounding the construction of gas and oil pipelines, its investment in the tourism sector, in the news media and information and communication technology sectors as well as in educational and cultural programs.

Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy

Author : Ryuichi Shibasaki
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128140615
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy written by Ryuichi Shibasaki and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Logistics Network Modelling and Policy provides guidelines on quality policy, covering investments, management and planning for port and hinterland infrastructure, roads, railways and inland waterway ports. The book first describes the authors' concept and formulation models, followed by a description and analysis of the applied data. As shipping companies fiercely compete in an effort to achieve greater efficiency and impact infrastructure policy and plan for the entire supply chain, they need tactics that drive quality transportation policy and new ways to model and simulate worldwide cargo movements, all while estimating demand and capacity of systems. This book provides quantitative tools for modeling, analysis, and simulation of worldwide, inter-modal cargo movement – helping forecast the impacts of logistics and related policies in each region of the world. It covers useful applications for every region of the world, allowing policymakers to tailor results for their own specific uses. - Delivers sophisticated quantitative tools for modeling simulations, providing powerful analysis of global intermodal cargo movements - Features examples of tools applied to logistical policy situations in every region of the world - Serves as a bridge between theory and practice in the field of freight transportation research - Provides detailed, data-supported case studies and real-world examples for transportation modelers, planners and policymakers

Catalyzing Progress: Revolutionary Approaches to Funding Infrastructure Projects in Emerging Economies of Africa and Asia

Author : Dr Davies M. Mulenga
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3757881443
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Catalyzing Progress: Revolutionary Approaches to Funding Infrastructure Projects in Emerging Economies of Africa and Asia written by Dr Davies M. Mulenga and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the Power of Progress with "Catalyzing Progress: Revolutionary Approaches to Funding Infrastructure Projects in Emerging Economies of Africa and Asia" Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that transcends boundaries and fuels prosperity in emerging economies? Dive into the enlightening pages of "Catalyzing Progress," a groundbreaking masterpiece that unveils the secret to driving remarkable change through ingenious funding strategies for Revolutionary Infrastructure Projects. The Golden Blueprint to Prosperity: "The Golden Blueprint" is your guide to unleashing prosperity through innovative funding methodologies. Learn how these ingenious strategies are unlocking local resources and channeling them into projects that uplift entire communities. With a focus on the emerging economies of Africa and Asia, this book showcases that wealth isn't just found in raw resources it's harnessed through collaboration and transformative initiatives. Ingenious Funding Approaches Unveiled and Empowerment Through Engagement: Uncover a treasure trove of funding approaches that defy the ordinary. From public-private partnerships that ignite local investment to harnessing multilateral financing to amplify impact, these strategies are the keys to unlocking progress. Witness how social impact investing and community engagement are changing the game, turning infrastructure projects into agents of change, promoting the Africa and Asia Prosperity. Your Path to Influence: As you absorb the wisdom within these pages, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to contribute to transformative change. Whether you're a government leader, an entrepreneur, an investor, or a community member, "Catalyzing Progress" empowers you to become a catalyst for positive impact. Turn revolutionary ideas into practical realities and join the movement toward a more prosperous future. Join the Progress Revolution: If you're driven by the desire to see vibrant economies, empowered communities, and a world of shared prosperity, "Catalyzing Progress" is your compass. Immerse yourself in the stories of transformation, the strategies of success, and the golden blueprint for creating impact. This is your invitation to be part of the progress revolution, grab your copy today and set the stage for a brighter tomorrow.

China's African Challenges

Author : Sarah Raine
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134550715
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book China's African Challenges written by Sarah Raine and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s relations with African nations have changed dramatically over the past decade. African oil now accounts for more than 30% of China’s oil imports, and China is Africa’s second-largest single-country trading partner, as well as a leading lender and infrastructure investor on the continent. Yet these developments are bringing challenges, not only for Africa and the West, but for China as well. This book examines these challenges, considering Africa as a testing ground, both for Chinese companies ‘going global’ and for a Chinese government that is increasingly having to deal with issues beyond its shores and immediate control. What does China need to do to protect and develop its African engagements, against a backdrop of mounting African expectations, concerns from Western actors in Africa, and the rival presence of other emerging actors? How sustainable is the momentum that China has established in its African ventures? China’s adaptations to the challenges it is facing in Africa are examined and assessed, as are the implications of these changes for China, Africa and the West. China’s African engagements are certainly changing Africa, but could they also be changing China?