Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

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Africa: Altered States, Ordinary MiraclesA revised and updated edition of the landmark book about the miraculous continent by the finest living Africa correspondent Every time you try to say 'Africa is' the words crumble and break. From every generalisation you must exclude at least five countries. And just as you think you've nailed down a certainty, you find the opposite is also true. Africa is full of surprises. For the past three decades, Richard Dowden has travelled this vast and varied

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