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Global China and the global game in Africa : China-Africa engagement through the lens of football /

"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 b...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sullivan, Jonathan, 1974- (Editor), Ross, Tobias, 1986- (Editor), Lewis, Angela, Ph. D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2025]
Series:Sport in East and Southeast Asian societies: geopolitical, political, cultural and social perspectives ; vol. 6
Subjects:
Soccer > Political aspects > China.
Soccer > Political aspects > Africa.
Sports and international relations > China.
Sports and international relations > Africa.
China > Relations > Africa.
Africa > Relations > China.
Soccer > Aspect politique > Chine.
Soccer > Aspect politique > Afrique.
Electronic books.
Table of 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.