Africa is not a country : notes on a bright continent /
Dipo Faloyin.
- New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
- 380 pages ; 22 cm
"First published in the United Kingdom by Harvill Secker, an imprint of Vintage, a part of Penguin Random House UK under the title Africa Is Not a Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa" -- title page verso Previously published as a hardback in 2022
Identities Part 1: Lagos Part 2: By the Power Vested in Me, I Now Pronounce You a Country Part 3: The Birth of White Saviour Imagery (or How Not to Be a White Saviour While Still Making a Difference) Part 4: The Story of Democracy in Seven Dictatorships Part 5: There Is No Such Thing as an African Accent and Binyavanga Wainaina Is Still Right Part 6: The Case of the Stolen Artefacts Part 7: Jollof Wars: A Love Story Part 8: What’s Next? Acknowledgements Notes
Seeks to correct the assumption that Africa is a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife by celebrating the energy and particularity of the continent's rich diversity and communities.
9781324065890 (pbk.) 1324065893 (pbk.)
África --Aspectos culturales África --Aspectos políticos Africa--Condiciones sociales --Siglo XXI África --Vida social y costumbres --Siglo XXI