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Africa Is Not A Country - Breaking Stereotypes Of Modern Africa (Paperback) Loot Price: R350
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Africa Is Not A Country - Breaking Stereotypes Of Modern Africa (Paperback)

Dipo Faloyin

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A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.

You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective.

He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores a wide range of subjects, from chronicling urban life in Lagos and the lively West African rivalry over who makes the best Jollof rice, to the story of democracy in seven dictatorships and the dangers of stereotypes in popular culture.

By turns intimate and political, Africa Is Not A Country brings the story of the continent towards reality, celebrating the energy and fabric of its different cultures and communities in a way that has never been done before.

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Imprint: Harvill Secker
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2022
Authors: Dipo Faloyin
Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-1-78730-296-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > African history > General
LSN: 1-78730-296-2
Barcode: 9781787302969

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Fri, 19 Aug 2022 | Review by: William F.

New perspective on how Africa is viewed.

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