Africa, altered states, ordinary miracles - Richard Dowden

Richard Dowden has written, after thrity-five years on the continent, a memoiristic history of its peoples' experiences in the wake of the European withdrawal and the superpowers' arrival. He has been present at each of the continent's major crises and writes illuminatingly about them, but he is as passionate about the warmth, wisdom and joy he has encountered in peacetime, and the diversity of habits, attitudes and purposes to which he has been Britain's best witness. His book is a benchmark publication on this most misunderstood and mishandled of continents.

Un bel libro e interessante per capire meglio le popolazioni africane.

Richard Dowden è Direttore della Royal African Society.
Andò la prima volta in Africa come insegnante nel 1971 e poi come giornalista nel 1983, lavorando per The Times. Nel 1986 diventò Editore Africano dell'Independent, e nel 1995 Editore Africano dell'Economist. Ha inoltre prodotto tre documentari sull'Africa, per la BBC e per Channel 4.