{"product_id":"brics-and-resistance-in-africa-justin-van-der-merwe-9781786996312","title":"BRICS and Resistance in Africa: Contention, Assimilation and Co-optation","description":"Though initially considered a welcome counterweight to Western interest across Africa, the BRICS are increasingly being viewed as another example of foreign interference and exploitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBRICS and Resistance in Africa\u003c\/i\u003eexplores the varied forms of African resistance being developed in response to the growing influence of the BRICS. Its case studies cover such instances as the opposition to China's One Belt One Road initiative in East Africa; resistance to the BRICS' oil activities in the Niger Delta; and the role of the BRICS in Zimbabwe's political transition. The contributors expose the contradictions between the group's rhetoric and its real impact, as well as the complicity of local elites in serving as proxies for the BRICS nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy challenging and expanding the debates surrounding BRICS involvement in Africa, this collection offers new insight into resistance to globalization in the global South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Van Der Merwe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786996316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786996312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Justin Van Der Merwe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159494914303,"sku":"9781786996312","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81d9efaa-a544-4e3a-bb0a-c66592a6513e.jpg?v=1689082942","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brics-and-resistance-in-africa-justin-van-der-merwe-9781786996312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}