{"product_id":"9781846277030","title":"Africa : Altered States, Ordinary Miracles","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the past three decades, Richard Dowden has travelled this vast and varied continent, listening, learning, and constantly re-evaluating all he thinks he knows. Country by country, he has sought out the local and the personal, the incidents, actions, and characters to tell a story of modern sub-Saharan Africa - an area affected by poverty, disease and war, but also a place of breathtaking beauty, generosity and possibility. The result is a landmark book, compelling, illuminating, and always surprising.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpdated for 2018, Africa remains one of the most comprehensive, intelligent and responsive works on the continent ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Richard+Dowden\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eRichard Dowden\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Richard Dowden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378778030243,"sku":"9781846277030","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781846277030_28a6953b-419f-46f4-b0b0-3b835e73f7f2.jpg?v=1776601919","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781846277030","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}