Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2022
- ISBN
- 9780393881530
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393881539
ISBN-13
9780393881530
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25057232990
Product Key Features
Book Title
Africa Is Not a Country : Notes on a Bright Continent
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Africa / General, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Regional Studies, Customs & Traditions, World / African, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-017536
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A necessary book that deserves its place in the canon as essential reading for anyone seeking an introduction to this vast continent--as well as the rest of us, who need to be regularly challenged on what we think we know about Africa and the damage done by that., With clarity and incisive wit, journalist Faloyin explores the origins of the 54 countries of Africa...Africa Is Not a Country [is] a forceful rebuttal of erased histories and simplified imagery as well as a celebration of a continent already living its dynamic future., [An] acerbic debut...Faloyin is bent on examining and demolishing [stereotypes about Africa], a task he carries out with verve., Faloyin [is] a smart, often scathingly funny writer...While much of the history of Western involvement in Africa is sordid and depressing, Africa Is Not a Country is not. It brims with the sort of outrage that speaks of hope, of change., A triumph of a book. A charismatic and hugely enjoyable read packed full of essential information--revealing a huge, vastly diverse set of stories, situations, and histories that really do pop the balloon of lazy stereotyping of Africa. You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't read this book.--Nels Abbey, coauthor of Think Like a White Man An impeccably researched work, brimming with humor and intellect. A necessary read for 2022.--J K Chukwu, author of The Unfortunates This book is hilarious, ferocious, generous, and convincing. It made me reconsider almost everything I thought I knew about Africa, which is somewhere we often hear about, but far too rarely hear from.--Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland This book should be on the curriculum.--Nikki May, author of Wahala A brilliant, prescient exploration of a richly complex continent. An antidote for our times.--Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch, Trenchant...A well-researched, cleareyed deconstruction of highly flawed conventional wisdom about Africa., This book is hilarious, ferocious, generous, and convincing. It made me reconsider almost everything I thought I knew about Africa, which is somewhere we often hear about, but far too rarely hear from., A triumph of a book. A charismatic and hugely enjoyable read packed full of essential information--revealing a huge, vastly diverse set of stories, situations, and histories that really do pop the balloon of lazy stereotyping of Africa. You'd be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't read this book.
Dewey Decimal
960.33
Synopsis
A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting portrait of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity, by one of its leading new writers. So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa's rich diversity, communities, and histories. Starting with an immersive description of the lively and complex urban life of Lagos, Faloyin unearths surprising truths about many African countries' colonial heritage and tells the story of the continent's struggles with democracy through seven dictatorships. With biting wit, he takes on the phenomenon of the white savior complex and brings to light the damage caused by charity campaigns of the past decades, revisiting such cultural touchstones as the KONY 2012 film. Entering into the rivalries that energize the continent, Faloyin engages in the heated debate over which West African country makes the best jollof rice and describes the strange, incongruent beauty of the African Cup of Nations. With an eye toward the future promise of the continent, he explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms. The stories Faloyin shares are by turns joyful and enraging; proud and optimistic for the future even while they unequivocally confront the obstacles systematically set in place by former colonial powers. Brimming with humor and wit, filled with political insights, and, above all, infused with a deep love for the region, Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the energy and particularity of the continent's different cultures and communities, treating Africa with the respect it deserves., A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 An exuberant, opinionated, stereotype-busting portrait of contemporary Africa in all its splendid diversity, by one of its leading new writers.
LC Classification Number
DT3.F315 2022
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