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Afrika ist kein Land

von Dipo Faloyin

Non-Fiction Geography Cultural Studies

ISBN

9783518473207

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Erschienen

17.04.2023

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Africa African culture African history African politics African society nonfiction cultural studies social commentary diversity geography contemporary issues global perspective travel exploration identity multiculturalism educational adult readers modern Africa stereotypes misconceptions narrative essays informative.

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Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. You already know these stereotypes. 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. He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores 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 stereotypes in popular culture. By turns intimate and political, Africa Is Not A Country brings the story of the continent towards reality, celebrating the energy and fabric of its different cultures and communities in a way that has never been done before.