China's New Role in Africa.

China's New Role in Africa

Ian Taylor

Lynne Rienner Publishers

1800 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80301

9781588266361, $55.00, www.reinner.com

China has become an economic trading powerhouse, and its trading partners include many nations on the continent of Africa. "China's New Role in Africa" is a scholarly examination of the relationship of China and its African trading partners. Discussing in depth China's foreign relations when it comes to the continent, the importance of oil, what Africa gets in return, human rights concerns, arms trading, and what it all means for world peace, Taylor gives readers much to think about. "China's New Role in Africa" is a grand pick for those who ponder the world's foreign relations when America isn't directly involved.