Kenya's engagement with China : discourse, power, and agency / Anita Plummer.

Author/creator Plummer, Anita author.
Format Book
PublicationEast Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxxxv, 244 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Kenyans--Political activity.
Kenya--Relations. --China.
China--Relations. --Kenya.
Kenya--Economic policy.

Contents An Origin Story -- A Flag Follows the Direction of the Wind: Language and Cultural Diplomacy -- Local Markets and Industries Are Not Yet Out of Place and Out of Time -- Is Coal the Past or the Future? Environmental Justice and Community Sustainability -- Race, Rumor, and Labor Relations -- Indebtedness.
Abstract "This book argues that Kenyan publics are exercising agency by questioning domestic power structures and the country's ties with China, demanding policy change, and articulating different visions for development processes and political participation"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2021062372
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