{"product_id":"9781787302969","title":"Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa, by Dipo Faloyin (Used)","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefinitive proof that Africa is *not* a country. A lively, entertaining and informative portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive, personal story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e'This book should be on the curriculum.'  \u003c\/em\u003e- Nikki May, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za\/book\/wahala\/9780857527790\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWahala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAfrica Is Not A Country\u003c\/em\u003e  is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective. He examines each country's colonial heritage, and explores a wide range of subjects, from chronicling urban life in Lagos and the lively West African rivalry over who makes the best Jollof rice, to the story of democracy in seven dictatorships and the dangers of stereotypes in popular culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBy turns intimate and political, \u003cem\u003eAfrica Is Not A Country\u003c\/em\u003e  brings the story of the continent towards reality, celebrating the energy and fabric of its different cultures and communities in a way that has never been done before.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCondition: Good \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42757716443394,"sku":"9781787302969U","price":160.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/9781787302969.jpg?v=1652372071","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/9781787302969","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}