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Africa is not a country : notes on a bright continent /

"An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting view of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity by one of its leading new writers. A lively and diverse continent of fifty-four countries, over two thousand languages, and 1.4 billion people, Africa has long been painted with a broad brus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faloyin, Dipo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
National characteristics, African.
Africa > Foreign public opinion.
Africa > Politics and government > 21st century.
Africa > Social conditions > 21st century.
Africa > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Regionalism > Africa.
HISTORY / Africa / General.
Manners and customs.
Politics and government.
Public opinion.
Social conditions.
Africa.
Africa > Civilization.
Africa > Politics and government.
Africa > Social conditions.
2000-2099
Informational works.
Table of Contents:
  • Identities
  • Part One: Lagos
  • Part Two: By the Power Vested in Me, I Now Pronounce You a Country
  • Part Three: The Birth of White Saviour Imagery or How Not to Be a White Saviour While Still Making a Difference
  • Part Four: The Story of Democracy in Seven Dictatorships
  • Part Five: There Is No Such Thing as an African Accent and Binyavanga Wainaina Is Still Right
  • Part Six: The Case of the Stolen Artefacts
  • Part Seven: Jollof Wars: A Love Story
  • Part Eight: What's Next?