Africa’s Railway Renaissance : The Role and Impact of China (Paperback)

1.Introduction: China’s Role in Africa’s Railway Renaissance  2.The Political Economy of China’s Globalising Railways ? and their Arrival in Africa  3.Powering African Transport or Transporting Chinese Power? The Spatial Political Economy of Chinese Railways in Africa  4.The Freedom Railway Now and Then: The Enduring Relevance of the ‘TAZARA Spirit’ for South-South Cooperation  5.Chinese Railways and African Development: Developing Railways or Railing Development?  6.Chinese Globalism, African Regionalisms and State Spatial Strategies: The Intricacies of Regionalising Africa’s Railway Renaissance  7.West Africa’s ‘Railway Patchwork’ and the Challenges of its Integration  8.China’s Infrastructure Projects in Africa: Nigeria’s Unfinished Lagos-Kano Railway  9.Kenya’s New Lunatic Express: The Standard Gauge Railway  10.The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway and the National Question in Ethiopia: A Bottom-up View  11.The Rehabilitation of the Benguela Railway and the Reactivation of the Lobito Corridor  12.Inside Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway: Passenger Narratives on Large-scale Transport Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Political Controversy