Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles by Richard Dowden - 2009-03-10

PublicAffairs. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

PublicAffairs. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

PublicAffairs, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

PublicAffairs, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

PublicAffairs. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

PublicAffairs. Used - Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

PublicAffairs, 2009-03-10. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. New York, 2009; stated first edition; black paper covered boards with silver spine titles; light wear to boards; photo illustrated dust jacket with white cover titles and spine titles; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; light foxing to endpapers and page edges. 575 pages.

PublicAffairs, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

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NY: Public Affairs Press, 2009. (USA) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the half-title: "To P---/ with best wishes for your help in the field/ Richard Dowden, March 2009", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 576pp, index, no illus. The author is dorector of the Royal African Society. From the jacket: After a lifetime's close observation of the continent, one of the world's finest Africa correspondents has penned a landmark book on life and death in modern Africa. 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 Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo. From the individual stories of failure and success comes a surprising portrait of a new Africa emerging?an Africa that, Dowden argues, can only be developed by its own people. Dowden's master work is an attempt to explain… Read More