Africa Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

Name: Africa Altered States, Ordinary Miracles
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ISBN: 9781586488161

ISBN-10: 1586488163

ISBN-13: 9781586488161

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard Dowden

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In captivating prose, Dowden 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 Rwanda and the Congo.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 3/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Map


Acknowledgements


Foreword




Africa is a night flight away: Images and realities



Africa is different: Uganda I



How it all went wrong: Uganda II



The end of colonialism: New states, old societies



Amazing, but is it Africa? Somalia



Forward to the past: Zimbabwe



Breaking apart: Sudan



A tick bigger than the dog: Angola



Missing the story and the sequel: Burundi and Rwanda



God, trust and trade: Senegal



Dancers and the leopard men




The positive positive women: AIDS in Africa



Copying King Leopold: Congo



Not just another country: South Africa



Meat and money: Eating in Kenya



Look out world: Nigeria



New colonists or old friends? Asia in Africa



Phones, Asians and the professionals: The new Africa


Epilogue


Further Reading


Index