Reveals the human face of China's economic, political, and human presence across the African continent, and in doing so, reveals what is at stake for everyone involved. French shows a broad spectrum of China's dogged emigrant population, from those singlehandedly reshaping African infrastructure, commerce, and even environment, to those just barely scraping by, still convinced that Africa affords them better opportunities than their homeland. He also exposes an equally panoramic array of African responses to this new world order. -- From the publisher.

Includes maps of: Africa. "This is a Borzoi book." G-2 Reading List 2016 This item purchased with funds from: The Clarke A. Nelson Endowment Fund. This item purchased with funds from: the Georgetown University Library Associates Business Library Endowment Fund (SBA Fund) was established in 1982 by Donald J. Donahue C'47 and the Continental Group Foundation.

Introduction --Part One: Manifest destiny -- Mozambique -- Behold the future -- Friendly gestures -- Part Two: The devil and the deep blue sea -- Liberia: small fates -- Conakry: late to the banquet -- Freetown: instruments of magic -- Why Mali? -- Ghana: habits of democracy -- Part Three: Happy family -- Saints of the household -- Fat of the land -- Epilogue.