A post state-centric analysis of China-Africa relations: internationalisation of Chinese capital and state-society relations in Ethiopia

This volume offers a new alternative to understanding the relationship between China and Africa.

Here, the author not only explores the changing nature of Ethiopia's internal politics as a result of Chinese investment and commercial links, but also compellingly questions the existing state-centric macro or strategic investigation of China-Africa relations.

By thoroughly reviewing and deploying the 'second image reversed' approach and the relational concept of state power analytical approaches, Ziso challenges the Western-centric Weberian conceptualisation of state.