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008 150904s2016 nyu b 101 0 eng
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020 $a9781137545657 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aP92.A4$b.C45 2016
082 00 $a302.230951$223
245 00 $aChina's media and soft power in Africa :$bpromotion and perceptions /$cedited by Xiaoling Zhang, Herman Wasserman, and Winston Mano.
263 $a1603
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2016.
300 $apages cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aPalgrave series in Asia and Pacific studies
500 $aBased 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- A world of shared influence / Xiaoling Zhang -- Theoretical, historical, and global. Reflections of a soft power agnostic / Gary D. Rawnsley -- The scramble for Asian soft power in Africa / Daya Kishan Thussu -- Evolving media interactions between China and Africa / Ran Jijun -- China's promotion. How much "soft power" does China have in Africa? / Helge Rønning -- Why are Chinese media in Africa? evidence from three decades of Xinhua's news coverage of Africa / Dani Madrid-Morales -- Constructive journalism: a new journalistic paradigm of Chinese media in Africa / Zhang Yanqiu and Simon Matingwina -- Chinese perception of soft power: the role of the media in shaping Chinese views and discourses of foreign aid to Africa / May Tan-Mullins -- Perceptions in Africa. Journalists and public perceptions of the politics of China's soft power in Kenya under the "look East" foreign policy / Jacinta Mwende Maweu -- Building blocks and themes in Chinese soft power towards Africa / Bob Wekesa -- Positive portrayal of Sino-African relations in the Ethiopian press / Terje Skjerdal and Fufa Gusu -- Engaging with China's soft power in Zimbabwe: Harare citizens' perception of China-Zimbabwe relations / Winston Mano -- China's soft power in Sudan: increasing activity but how effective? / Daniel Johanson -- Conclusion. Chinese soft power in Africa: findings, perspectives, and more questions / Herman Wasserman.
650 0 $aMass media$zAfrica$vCongresses.
650 0 $aMass media$zChina$xInfluence$vCongresses.
651 0 $aAfrica$xPress coverage$zChina$vCongresses.
651 0 $aAfrica$xCivilzation$xChinese influences$vCongresses.
651 0 $aAfrica$xRelations$zChina$vCongresses.
651 0 $aChina$xRelations$zAfrica$vCongresses.
700 1 $aZhang, Xiaoling,$d1961-$eeditor.
700 1 $aWasserman, Herman,$d1969-$eeditor.
700 1 $aMano, Winston,$eeditor.