Tales of Hope, Tastes of Bitterness: Chinese Road Builders in Ethiopia
Synopsis:Through unprecedented ethnographic research among Chinese road builders in Ethiopia, Driessen finds that the hope of sharing China’s success with developing countries soon turns into bitterness, as Chinese workers perceive a lack of support and appreciation from Ethiopian laborers and state entities. The bitterness is compounded by their position at the margins of Chinese society, suspended as they are between China and Africa and between a poor rural background and a precarious urban future.
ISBN:9789888528042
Language:English
Author:Miriam Driessen
Author Biography:Miriam Driessen is an anthropologist and a writer of literary nonfiction. She is the author of The Restless Earth.
