Africa - Richard Dowden

A revised and updated edition of the landmark book about the miraculous continent by the finest living Africa correspondent. Every time you try to say 'Africa is...' the words crumble and break. From every generalisation you must exclude at least five countries. And just as you think you've nailed down a certainty you find the opposite is also true. Africa is full of surprises. For the past three decades Richard Dowden has travelled this vast and varied continent listening learning and constantly re-evaluating all he thinks he knows. Country by country he has sought out the local and the personal the incidents actions and characters to tell a story of modern sub-Saharan Africa - an area affected by poverty disease and war but also a place of breathtaking beauty generosity and possibility. The result is a landmark book compelling illuminating and always surprising. This revised edition has an additional chapter on Ethiopia and has been updated throughout to reflect changes such as the death of Mandela and the attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. It also includes two new maps and a new final chapter considering the shape of Africa's future.

TITLE: Africa

AUTHOR: Richard Dowden

SKU: 9781846276040

PUBLISHER: Granta Books

DATE PUBLISHED: 15/01/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 672

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 130 mm x 198 mm x 41 mm

WEIGHT: 464 gr