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Africa is not a country : notes on a bright continent / Dipo Faloyin.
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- ISBN: 9780393881530
- ISBN: 0393881539
- Physical Description: 380 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ℗♭2022.
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| General Note: | "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." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-380). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Lagos -- By the Power Vested in Me, I Now Pronounce You a Country -- The Birth of White Saviour Imagery or How Not to Be a White Saviour While Still Making a Difference -- The Story of Democracy in Seven Dictatorships -- There Is No Such Thing as an African Accent and Binyavanga Wainaina Is Still Right -- The Case of the Stolen Artefacts -- Jollof Wars: A Love Story -- What's Next? |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Orford Free Library | A 940 FAL | 34446000108014 | Adult nonfiction | Available | - |
Africa Is Not a Country : Notes on a Bright Continent
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Africa Is Not a Country : Notes on a Bright Continent
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Identities | p. 1 | |
| Part 1 | Lagos | p. 11 |
| Part 2 | By the Power Vested in Me, I Now Pronounce You a Country | p. 19 |
| Part 3 | The Birth of White Saviour Imagery or How Not to Be a White Saviour While Still Making a Difference | p. 67 |
| Part 4 | The Story of Democracy in Seven Dictatorships | p. 111 |
| Part 5 | There Is No Such Thing as an African Accent and Binyavanga Wainaina Is Still Right | p. 185 |
| Part 6 | The Case of the Stolen Artefacts | p. 223 |
| Part 7 | Jollof Wars: A Love Story | p. 281 |
| Part 8 | What's Next? | p. 307 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 353 | |
| Notes | p. 359 |
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