Global China and the global game in Africa China-Africa engagement through the lens of football / edited by Jonathan Sullivan, Tobias Ross, and Angela Lewis.
| Other author | Sullivan, Jonathan, 1974- |
| Other author | Ross, Tobias, 1986- |
| Other author | Lewis, Angela, Ph. D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Peter Lang, [2025] |
| Description | vi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sport in East and Southeast Asian societies: geopolitical, political, cultural and social perspectives, 2689-3460 ; vol. 6 |
| Contents | China-Africa relations through football / Jonathan Sullivan -- A geopolitical economy of sport approach to China-Africa engagement in football / Simon Chadwick and Jonathan Sullivan -- China-Africa relations : intention, aspiration, and a shared future through the means of football / Xiufang (Leah) Li and Zhao Alexandre Huang -- China's comprehensive engagement with North Africa and Middle East : economic, political, and sports relations / Mahfoud Amara and Youcef Bouandel -- Sport, migration and history : an examination of African female football migrants in China / Peizi Han -- Transient African male football players : participation and impact in Chinese Super League / Wycliffe W. Simiyu Njororai -- Chinese Football League framing : perception of Nigerian football fans and football labor migration to China / Unwana Samuel Akpan, Chuka Onwumechili, and Kalema Elizabeth Meggs -- Leveraging African talent to achieve China's football dreams / Christopher Edyegu -- Star times and development assistance : perspectives from Ghana and Uganda / Angela Lewis -- China's sport diplomacy : star times and sport broadcasting rights in Africa / Tokunbo Ojo -- Dalian Shide FC's 'Lion Cub' program : player recruitment and naturalization / Tobias Ross -- Building socialist cosmopolitanism : China's stadium diplomacy in Africa, 1970s-80s / Charlie Qiuli Xue and Guanghui Ding. |
| Abstract | "The story of China-Africa relations is one of the most important geopolitical and geoeconomic developments of the past two decades. This book uses the interaction between China and African countries in football to critically examine how engagement through football reproduces unequal outcomes but also positive developments on both sides. A multidisciplinary cast of China and Africa scholars demonstrate how political, economic, social and cultural issues play out through football, illuminating the motivations, processes and consequences of the evolving relationship between China and African countries. From nation states, corporations, institutions, clubs, players and fans, this book shows how the global game runs through Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt, Beijing, Guangzhou and the Chinese Northeast, with its ramifications for geopolitics, South-South relations, international sports governance, diplomacy, soft power, international media, labor migration and transnational fandoms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024040095 |
| ISBN | 9781636676494 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |