Africa - Altered States, Ordinary Miracles (Paperback, New Edition)

Every time you try to say 'Africa is...' the words crumble and break. From every generalisation you must exclude at least five countries. And just as you think you've nailed down a certainty, you find the opposite is also true. Africa is full of surprises. For the past three decades, Richard Dowden has travelled this vast and varied continent, listening, learning, and constantly re-evaluating all he thinks he knows. Country by country, he has sought out the local and the personal, the incidents, actions, and characters to tell a story of modern sub-Saharan Africa - an area affected by poverty, disease and war, but also a place of breathtaking beauty, generosity and possibility. The result is a landmark book, compelling, illuminating, and always surprising. Updated for 2018, Africa remains one of the most comprehensive, intelligent and responsive works on the continent ever written.

General

Imprint:	Portobello Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
Authors:	Richard Dowden
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	672
Edition:	New Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84627-703-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-84627-703-5
Barcode:	9781846277030

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