Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa
Faloyin, Dipo2023
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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.
Main title:
Africa is not a country : breaking stereotypes of modern Africa / Dipo Faloyin.
Author:
Faloyin, Dipo, author
Imprint:
[London] : Vintage, 2023.
Collation:
1 volume ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2022.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781529114829 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
960.33960.33 FAL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2594549
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