{"product_id":"china-in-twentieth-and-twenty-first-century-african-literature-hardback-9781009300278","title":"China in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century African Literature (Hardback) 9781009300278","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChina in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century African Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShows how African writers grapple with and make meaning out of the possibilities and limitations of globalization in a multipolar world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDuncan M. Yoon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009300278, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Duncan Yoon has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between Africa and China, arguing convincingly that literature 'stands front and center' in the mutual world-making of Africans and Chinese. Tightly organized sections give historical context for each literary text, making this book critical reading not only for humanists but for all those interested in African experiences and cultural expressions of Africa-China.' Jamie Monson, Michigan State University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChina in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African Literature unpacks the long-standing complexity of exchanges between Africans and Chinese as far back as the Cold War and beyond. This scope encompasses how China, which emerged as a main engine of the world economy by the end of the twentieth century, has transformed patterns of globalization across the continent. In this ground-breaking work on cultural representations, Duncan M. Yoon examines the controversial symbol of China in African literature. He reads acclaimed authors like Kofi Awoonor, Henri Lopes, and Bessie Head, as well as contemporary writers, including Ufrieda Ho, Kwei Quartey, and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor. Each chapter focuses on a genre such as poetry, detective fiction, memoir, and the novel, drawing out themes like resource extraction, diaspora, gender, and race. Yoon demonstrates how African creative voices grapple with and make meaning out of the possibilities and limitations of globalization in an increasingly multipolar world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: African literary imaginaries of China\u003cbr\u003e 1. Kofi Awoonor imagines China: the Longue Durée of Ghana – PRC relations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Figures of extraction: representations of mining in Ghana and Zambia\u003cbr\u003e 3. Figures of risk: memoirs of a Chinese South African and a Cameroonian in China\u003cbr\u003e 4. Racialization and Afro-Chinese identity: Henri Lopès's Le lys et le flamboyant\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: forming Afro-Chinese worlds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265419825432,"sku":"9781009300278","price":72.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009300278i_c7b5dc7b-d6ae-434a-82a3-202bc4b6e911.jpg?v=1696791834","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/china-in-twentieth-and-twenty-first-century-african-literature-hardback-9781009300278","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}