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Title:

China's media and soft power in Africa : promotion and perceptions / edited by Xiaoling Zhang, Herman Wasserman, and Winston Mano.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Mass media--Africa--Congresses.
Mass media--China--Influence--Congresses.
Africa--Press coverage--China--Congresses.
Africa--Chinese influences--Chinese influences--Congresses.
Africa--Relations--China--Congresses.
China--Relations--Africa--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Zhang, Xiaoling, 1961- editor.
Wasserman, Herman, 1969- editor.
Mano, Winston, editor.

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a conference titled, "China's soft power in Africa: emerging media and cultural relations between China and Africa", held in the University of Nottingham's Ningbo Campus in China (UNNC) in September 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-230) and index.

Contents:

Preface: Competing representations and conflicting perceptions of China's engagement in Africa -- Introduction. 1. A world of shared influence / Xiaoling Zhang -- Scction I. Theoretical, historical, and global. 2. Reflections of a soft power agnostic / Gary D. Rawnsley ; 3. The scramble for Asian soft power in Africa / Daya Kishan Thussu ; 4. Evolving media interactions between China and Africa / Ran Jijun -- Section II. China's promotion. 5. How much soft power does China have in Africa? / Helge R©ınning ; 6. Why are Chinese media in Africa? Evidence from three decades of Xinhua's news coverage of Africa / Dani Madrid-Morales ; 7. Constructive journalism: a new journalistic paradigm of Chinese media in Africa / Zhang Yanqiu and Simon Matingwina ; 8. Chinese perception of soft power: the role of the media in shaping Chinese views and discourses on foreign aid to Africa / May Tan-Mullins -- Section III. Perceptions in Africa. 9. Journalists' and public perceptions of the politics of China's soft power in Kenya under the "Look East" foreign policy / Jacinta Mwende Maweu ; 10. Building blocks and themes in Chinese soft power toward Africa / Bob Wekesa ; 11. Positive portrayal of Sino-African relations in the Ethiopian press / Terje Skjerdal and Fufa Gusu ; 12. Engaging with China's soft power in Zimbabwe: Harare citizens' perceptions of China-Zimbabwe relations / Winston Mano ; 13. China's soft power in Sudan: increasing activity but how effective? / Daniel Johanson -- Conclusion. 14. Chinese soft power in Africa: findings, perspectives, and more questions / Herman Wasserman.

Series:

Palgrave series in Asia and Pacific studies

ISBN:

1137545658
9781137545657

OCLC:

(OCoLC)947810136

LCCN:

2015033253

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)