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University Press of America Afrasia A Tale of Two Continents 2013 Edition by Seifudein Adem, Ali A. Mazrui
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 AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Toward Afro-Asian Strategies for Containing GlobalizationALI A. MAZRUISECTION IHISTORICAL OVERVIEW1 Africa and Asia in the Postcolonial EraALI A. MAZRUI2 The Baganda and the JapaneseALI A. MAZRUI3 The Lion of Judah and the DragonSEIFUDEIN ADEMSECTION IIRACE, RELIGION AND DIPLOMACY4 The Yellow Man's Burden: Race and Revolution in Sino-African RelationsALI A. MAZRUI5 Changing the Guards from Hindus to MuslimsALI A. MAZRUI6 Africa in Japanese Diplomatic ThoughtSEIFUDEIN ADEM7 Diplomacy and Economics of Sino-Optimism in EthiopiaSEIFUDEIN ADEMSECTION IIINATIONALISM, DECOLONIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT8 John Locke and Mahatma Gandhi in African ResistanceALI A. MAZRUI9 Gandhi, Marx and the Warrior Tradition: Towards Androgynous Liberation ALI A. MAZRUI10 Comparative Culture and Development: The Case of JapanSEIFUDEIN ADEMSECTION IVBETWEEN WAR AND PEACE11 Islam at War and Communism in Retreat: What is the Connection?ALI A. MAZRUI12 Japan and the Iraq WarSEIFUDEIN ADEM13 Conflict Resolution in Japan SEIFUDEIN ADEMSECTION VMIGRATION AND DIASPORIZATION14 Africa and India as Mothers of DiasporasALI A. MAZRUI15 Comparative Diasporas in Japan and the United StatesSEIFUDEIN ADEM16 Afro-Optimism from Mahatma Gandhi to Barack ObamaALI A. MAZRUISECTION VIROLE MODELS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION17 Africa between Meiji Restoration and Legacy of AtaturkALI A. MAZRUI18 Is Japan's Cultural Experience Relevant for Africa's Development?SEIFUDEIN ADEM19 Japan in AfricaSEIFUDEIN ADEM20 The Arab Spring and Female EmpowermentALI A. MAZRUI21 Conclusion: Toward Sociology of Discourse on Sino-African RelationsSEIFUDEIN ADEMSECTION VIIAPPENDICESAppendix One. God's Omnipotence and Human Genius: From the Afro-Asian Tsunami to Shakespeare's TempestALI A. MAZRUIAppendix Two. From Osagyefo Nkrumah to Nana Obama: Between the Post-Colonial and the Post-RacialALI A. MAZRUI