After a lifetime�s close observation of the continent, one of the world�s finest Africa correspondents has penned a landmark book on life and death in modern Africa. It takes a guide as observant, experienced, and patient as Richard Dowden to reveal its truths. Dowden combines a novelist�s gift for atmosphere with the scholar�s grasp of historical change as he spins tales of cults and commerce in Senegal and traditional spirituality in Sierra Leone; analyzes the impact of oil and the internet on Nigeria and aid on Sudan; and examines what has gone so badly wrong in Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo. Dowden�s master work is an attempt to explain why Africa is the way it is, and enables its readers to see and understand this miraculous continent as a place of inspiration and tremendous humanity.
Authors
Richard Dowden
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2010-03-09
- Publisher: PublicAffairs
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781586488161
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