Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa / Dipo Faloyin.
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TextDescription: 1 volume ; 20 cmISBN: - 9781529114829 (pbk.) :
- 960.33 23
- DT30.5 .F3 2023
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| Non Fiction | The Harden Library, King's Hospital | General | 960.33 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 30499100000016 |
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| 959.7043 Vietnam War. | 960 Africa : altered states, ordinary miracles / | 960.3 The scramble for Africa : | 960.33 Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa / | 968.05 DOW Apartheid in South Africa / | 970.0 The cowboys | 970 MIL Big Chief Elizabeth / |
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2022.
Includes bibliographical references.
A kaleidoscopic portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. 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, creating a fresh and multifaceted view of this vast continent. To unspool this inaccurate narrative, 'Africa Is Not A Country' looks to 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 white saviourism and harmful stereotypes in popular culture. It examines how each African country was formed.
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