The Rise and Decline and Rise of China - Searching for an Organising Philosophy (Paperback)

Running like a red thread through this book are the manifestations of Sino-African relations dating back many centuries. In this way, The Rise and Decline and Rise of China: Searching for an Organising Philosophy takes forward the work MISTRA conducted on the Mapungubwe society, one of the advanced states that existed in southern Africa some 800 years ago, and which enjoyed trade relations with China and other centres in the East. Mapungubwe rose and fell, long before European colonial incursions. Other states emerged in the vicinity, but they also suffered the same fate. When do southern Africa and Africa at large rise again? Are there lessons that the continent can draw from the experience of the Chinese people? If - beyond material considerations - religion, culture and ideology do play a role in the rise, decline and resurgence of a civilization, what are the similarities and contrasts between these regions? Of course, such research cannot ignore the fundamental questions: whence does the current system of social, economic and political relations in China draw its resilience, how adaptable is it, and is it sustainable? As the outcome contained in this book demonstrates, a research exercise of this kind can only be exploratory. It serves merely as a genesis to work that should find new legs. What makes this research report unique, though, is that the treatment of these issues has been undertaken primarily from an African perspective.

General

Imprint:	Real African Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	July 2015
Authors:	Ross Anthony • Kevin Bloom • Daouda Cisse • Martyn Davies • Hester Du Plessis • Maxime Lauzon-Lacroix • Garth Le Pere • Thaddeus Metz • Richard Poplak • Gauhar Raza
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	411
ISBN-13:	978-1-920655-84-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > African history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	1-920655-84-0
Barcode:	9781920655846

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