Japan, a model and a partner : views and issues in African development / edited by Seifudein Adem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adem, Seifudein.

Series:

International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; v. 98.

International studies in sociology and social anthropology, 0074-8684 ; v. 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Foreign economic relations--Africa.

Japan.

Africa--Foreign economic relations--Japan.

Africa.

Japan--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the closing years of the 19th century, the Japanese decided they should modernize economically without culturally westernizing, and they succeeded. Following de-colonization, Africans also pursued the goal of achieving economic modernization without cultural westernization. To some extent, however, Africa became westernized culturally, but failed to attain economic modernization. How can we explain Africa's failure and Japan's success? The book addresses these issues from a variety of perspectives also in relation to economic interactions between Africa and Japan and Africa's place in Japan's diplomacy and academic discourse.

Contents:

Foreword

Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo

Editors Introduction

S. Adem

1. Meiji Japan as a Model for Africa's Economic Development

E. Wayne Nafziger

2. TICAD after Ten Years: A Preliminary Assessment and Proposals for the Future

Shinsuke Horiuchi

3. Japan and Africa after the Cold War

Jun Morikawa

4. Education and Modernization: An Examination of the Experiences of Japan and Ethiopia

Getachew Felleke

5. Nigeria's Fledgling Friendship with Japan: The Beginning of a 'Special Partnership'?

Kweku Ampiah

6. Japanese Contribution to Malaysian Economic Development: Lessons for Africa

Toyomu Masaki

7. "Perversion de l'Histoire": George Balandier, his disciples, and African History in Japan

John Edward Philips

8. Is Japan's Cultural Experience Relevant for Africa's Development?

Seifudein Adem

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

"Formerly published in journal 'African and Asian studies' AAS vol. 4, no. 4, 2005. Special issue: Africa and the Japanese experience. Guest editor: Seifudein Adem"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-39998-1

9786611399986

90-474-1043-2

OCLC:

290584425

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047410430 DOI