Africa - Richard Dowden

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. Updated for 2018 Africa remains one of the most comprehensive intelligent and responsive works on the continent ever written.

TITLE: Africa

AUTHOR: Richard Dowden

SKU: 9781846277030

PUBLISHER: Granta Books

DATE PUBLISHED: 06/06/2019

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 131 mm x 199 mm x 41 mm

WEIGHT: 465 gr