{"product_id":"africas-global-infrastructures-south-south-transformations-in-practice-paperback","title":"Africa's Global Infrastructures: South - South Transformations in Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJana Honke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEric Cezne\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eYifan Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe boom in South-South relations since the early 2000s has seen a flurry of investment in African infrastructure from emerging markets across the Global South. While the extent to which these projects spur growth is constantly debated, few studies have addressed their impact on ground-level political and socio-economic practices in Africa--or their consequences for transnational governance more broadly.\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lens of infrastructure, this book investigates the developmental ideas, processes and techniques that have travelled to and emerged from Africa as a result of Global South-led projects. How have they been adapted, transformed and contested by local actors? How does this shape business-society relations? And how has this challenged the Western-dominated global order? The contributors zoom in on large-scale Chinese-, Brazilian- and Indian-funded ventures--dams, ports, roads and mines--across countries including Kenya, Mozambique and the DRC. These 'frontier zones', bringing together politicians and practitioners, campaign groups and communities from Africa and elsewhere, offer a unique insight into the global workings of our contemporary world.\u003cbr\u003eTaking a bottom-up approach, \u003cem\u003eAfrica's Global Infrastructures\u003c\/em\u003e explores the longer-term significance and implications of these pluralistic socio-economic interactions, for the continent and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJana Honke is a professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Bayreuth. Eric Cezne is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University. Yifan Yang is a PhD candidate in African Studies at the University of Bayreuth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749368070432,"sku":"9780197775363","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a7d048cff49c49c6c7907dba3ce34d9.webp?v=1779931151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/africas-global-infrastructures-south-south-transformations-in-practice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}