altered states, ordinary miracles Dowden, Richard 1949- creator text nyu New York, NY PublicAffairs 2010 monographic eng

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xiv, 576 pages : maps ; 25 cm 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 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: Sierra Leone 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 Richard Dowden. Originally published: London : Portobello, 2008 Africa Social life and customs 20th century Africa Social life and customs 21st century Africa Civilization Africa History 1960- Africa Foreign relations Africa Historia 1960- Africa Civilización África Vida social y costumbres Siglo XX África Vida social y costumbres Siglo XXI Africa Relaciones exteriores 500 DT 14 D745a 2010 960.32 9781586487539 (hardcopy) 1586487531 DLC 081024 20230410103928.0 eng