BRICS and Resistance in Africa Contention, Assimilation and Co-optation

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Synopsis

Though initially considered a welcome counterweight to Western interest across Africa, the BRICS are increasingly being viewed as another example of foreign interference and exploitation.BRICS and Resistance in Africa explores the varied forms of African resistance being developed in response to the growing influence of the BRICS. Its case studies cover such instances as the opposition to China's One Belt One Road initiative in East Africa; resistance to the BRICS' oil activities in the Niger Delta; and the role of the BRICS in Zimbabwe's political transition. The contributors expose the contradictions between the group's rhetoric and its real impact, as well as the complicity of local elites in serving as proxies for the BRICS nations.By challenging and expanding the debates surrounding BRICS involvement in Africa, this collection offers new insight into resistance to globalization in the global South.

Book details

Series:
Politics and Development in Contemporary Africa
Author:
Justin van der Merwe, Patrick Bond, Nicole Dodd
ISBN:
9781786996336
Related ISBNs:
9781786996312
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
288
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-11-13
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies