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  • China and Latin America

    Development, Agency and Geopolitics

    by Chris Alden, Alvaro Mendez ...
    Since the turn of the century bilateral trade between China and Latin America has increased by more than a factor of ten. In 2000, two-way trade stood at £12.17 billion; by 2019, it had reached $307.94 billion. Coupled with this commercial element of China-Latin America relations is a growing assertiveness in diplomatic and military affairs. Yet Beijing is showing caution in its diplomatic ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • China in Africa

    by Chris Alden ...
    Series series African Arguments
    Nowhere in the world is China's rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, China's economic and political reach is redefining Africa's traditional ties with the international community. This book investigates the emerging relationship between China and Africa ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • South Africa's Post Apartheid Foreign Policy

    From Reconciliation to Revival?

    by Chris Alden ...
    Series series Adelphi series
    The book presents and analyses South African foreign policy, from the onset of the democratic transition of Nelson Mandela in 1994 to the contemporary period. The focus of the study is on the question of South African leadership in the context of this transition. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Japan and South Africa in a Globalising World

    A Distant Mirror

    by Chris Alden ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2003. From its position as one of Africa's major investors, and a top provider of development assistance, Tokyo's quiet diplomacy is having a growing impact on African affairs. This book illuminates the challenges facing the prospective partnership, and deconstructs the international political economy of this relationship. Furthermore, through a series of ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Militias and the Challenges of Post-Conflict Peace

    Silencing the Guns

    by Chris Alden, Doctor Monika Thakur, Matthew Arnold ...
    Militias have proven to be a consistent and enduring challenge to achieving peace in war zones around the world. Whether armed by embattled governments in defence of their territory or fostered by external actors in the interests of greed or grievance, these groups occupy an uncertain and deeply controversial position in the changing landscape of conflict.Linked variously to atrocities against ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • Foreign Policy Analysis

    New approaches

    by Chris Alden, Amnon Aran ...
    Building on the success of the first edition, this revised volume re-invigorates the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations. It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provides a concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis that are often ... Read more

    Was $69.99 USD Now $62.99 USD

  • China and Africa

    Building Peace and Security Cooperation on the Continent

    Edited by Chris Alden, Abiodun Alao, Zhang Chun, Laura Barber ...
    This book investigates the expanding involvement of China in security cooperation in Africa. Drawing on leading and emerging scholars in the field, the volume uses a combination of analytical insights and case studies to unpack the complexity of security challenges confronting China and the continent. It interrogates how security considerations impact upon the growing economic and social links ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • New Directions in Africa–China Studies

    Edited by Chris Alden, Daniel Large ...
    Interest in China and Africa is growing exponentially. Taking a step back from the ‘events-driven’ reactions characterizing much coverage, this timely book reflects more deeply on questions concerning how this subject has been, is being and can be studied.It offers a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and authoritative contribution to Africa–China studies. Its diverse chapters explore key current ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • South Africa–China Relations

    A Partnership of Paradoxes

    Edited by Chris Alden, Yu-Shan Wu ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    With the pace of trade and investment picking up, coupled with closer international cooperation with Beijing through the G20, FOCAC and BRICS grouping, South Africa-China ties are assuming a significant position in continental and even global affairs. At the same time, it is a relationship of paradoxes, breaking with many of the assumptions that underpin contemporary analyses of ‘China-Africa’ ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • From Soldiers to Citizens

    Demilitarization of Conflict and Society

    by João Gomes Porto, Chris Alden ...
    Demilitarization of conflict and society is crucial to building sustainable peace in countries emerging from the scourge of civil war. As longstanding conflicts come to an end, processes which facilitate the potentially volatile transition from formal peace to social peace are critically important. At the heart of the exercise is the necessity of transforming the culture and the instruments of war ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis Revisited

    A Theoretical Exploration

    by Klaus Brummer, Chris Alden ...
    Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Moving beyond Western-centric perspectives, this book presents novel theoretical angles on Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA).Chapters demonstrate how comparative analysis can decentre scholarship traditionally dominated by US political contexts, enhancing explanatory power through contextual sensitivity. Examining how leadership dynamics, group ... Read more

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  • The New Scramble for Africa

    by Padraig R. Carmody ...
    Once marginalized in the world economy, the past decade has seen Africa emerge as a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan. With its share of world trade and investment now rising and the availability of natural resources falling, the continent finds itself at the centre of a battle to gain access to and control of its valuable natural assets. China's role in ... Read more

    $26.00 USD