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Africa Is Not a Country
- Notes on a Bright Continent
- Narrado por: Dipo Faloyin
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Resumen del Editor
So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories that bring to life Africa's rich diversity, communities, and histories.
Starting with an immersive description of the lively and complex urban life of Lagos, Faloyin unearths surprising truths about many African countries' colonial heritage and tells the story of the continent's struggles with democracy through seven dictatorships. With biting wit, he takes on the phenomenon of the white savior complex and brings to light the damage caused by charity campaigns of the past decades. Entering into the rivalries that energize the continent, Faloyin engages in the heated debate over which West African country makes the best jollof rice and describes the strange, incongruent beauty of the African Cup of Nations. With an eye toward the future promise of the continent, he explores the youth-led cultural and political movements that are defining and reimagining Africa on their own terms.
Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the energy and particularity of the continent's different cultures and communities, treating Africa with the respect it deserves.
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In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its search for a new identity, telling the story through the country's troubled relationship with its Soviet past. Walker not only explains Vladimir Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts how Putin raised victory in World War II to the status of a national founding myth in the search for a unifying force to heal a divided country, and shows how dangerous the ramifications of this have been.
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Fascinating and fair book on Putin's Russia
- De MyPublicName en 02-16-18
De: Shaun Walker
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India
- A Portrait
- De: Patrick French
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 17 h y 12 m
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Second only to China in the magnitude of its economic miracle and second to none in its potential to shape the new century, India is fast undergoing one of the most momentous transformations the world has ever seen. In this dazzlingly panoramic book, Patrick French chronicles that epic change, telling human stories to explain a larger national narrative. Melding on-the-ground reports with a deep knowledge of history, French exposes the cultural foundations of India’s political, economic and social complexities.
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An Epic Book by Award-Winning Author
- De morton en 10-31-11
De: Patrick French
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Indelible City
- Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong
- De: Louisa Lim
- Narrado por: Louisa Lim
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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The story of Hong Kong has long been dominated by competing myths: to Britain, a “barren rock” with no appreciable history; to China, a part of Chinese soil from time immemorial, at last returned to the ancestral fold. For decades, Hong Kong’s history was simply not taught, especially to Hong Kongers, obscuring its origins as a place of refuge and rebellion.
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Visceral History
- De Amazon Customer en 11-21-23
De: Louisa Lim
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Great Catastrophe
- Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide
- De: Thomas de Waal
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
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The destruction of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 was the greatest atrocity of World War I. Around one million Armenians were killed, and the survivors were scattered across the world. Although it is now a century old, the issue of what most of the world calls the Armenian Genocide of 1915 is still a live and divisive issue that mobilizes Armenians across the world, shapes the identity and politics of modern Turkey, and has consumed the attention of U.S. politicians for years.
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- De shaq en 02-26-19
De: Thomas de Waal
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Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War
- De: Robin Yassin-Kassab, Leila Al-Shami
- Narrado por: Fergus Nicoll
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Burning Country explores the complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first-hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists. Yassin-Kassab and Al-Shami expertly interweave these stories with an incisive analysis of the militarization of the uprising, the rise of the Islamists and sectarian warfare, and the role of Syria’s government in exacerbating the brutalization of the conflict.
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Definitive Account of the Syrian Revolution
- De Theo Horesh en 06-07-18
De: Robin Yassin-Kassab, y otros
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Gandhi & Churchill
- De: Arthur Herman
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 29 h y 19 m
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In this fast-paced epic, best-selling historian and master storyteller Arthur Herman spotlights two giants of the 20th century. Gandhi & Churchill shows how their 40-year rivalry revolutionized India and the British Empire, paving the way for a new era. Gandhi championed India's independence, Churchill the British Empire.
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A motif that works well
- De Maine Dave en 11-30-09
De: Arthur Herman
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The Future Is History
- How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
- De: Masha Gessen
- Narrado por: Masha Gessen
- Duración: 16 h y 45 m
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Award-winning journalist Masha Gessen's understanding of the events and forces that have wracked Russia in recent times is unparalleled. In The Future Is History, Gessen follows the lives of four people born at what promised to be the dawn of democracy. Each of them came of age with unprecedented expectations, some as the children and grandchildren of the very architects of the new Russia, each with newfound aspirations of their own - as entrepreneurs, activists, thinkers, and writers, sexual and social beings.
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The author is an international treasure
- De ThreeGems en 10-16-17
De: Masha Gessen
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The Invention of Russia
- From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
- De: Arkady Ostrovsky
- Narrado por: Michael Page
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The end of Communism and breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of euphoria around the world, but Russia today is violently anti-American and dangerously nationalistic. So how did we go from the promise of those days to the autocratic police state of Putin's new Russia? The Invention of Russia reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of the fight for the soul of a nation.
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Sad Story of Russia's Abandonment of Liberalism
- De Amazon Customer en 10-03-16
De: Arkady Ostrovsky
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Fracture
- Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938
- De: Philipp Blom
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
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When the Great War ended in 1918, the West was broken. Religious faith, patriotism, and the belief in human progress had all been called into question by the mass carnage experienced by both sides. Shell-shocked and traumatized, the West faced a world it no longer recognized: The old order had collapsed, replaced by an age of machines. The world hurtled forward on gears and crankshafts, and terrifying new ideologies arose from the wreckage of past belief.
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Lots of good trivia information
- De Jean en 07-23-15
De: Philipp Blom
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We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Modern Ireland
- De: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
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In We Don't Know Ourselves, Fintan O'Toole weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary "backwater" to an almost totally open society - perhaps the most astonishing national transformation in modern history. O'Toole narrates the once unthinkable collapse of the all-powerful Catholic Church, brought down by scandal and by the activism of ordinary Irish. He relates the horrific violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which led most Irish to reject violent nationalism.
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Relentlessly Negative
- De John en 06-02-22
De: Fintan O'Toole
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The Miracle of the Kurds
- A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq
- De: Stephen Mansfield
- Narrado por: Stephen Mansfield
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Hundreds of thousands of Kurds were murdered under the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein. Some four thousand Kurdish villages were destroyed. Betrayed again and again by the nations of the world, the Kurds were as decimated as any people in history. Then came the Kurdish Miracle, that combination of ancient wisdom and modern economic genius that is now making the Kurdish homeland one of the most prosperous places on earth.
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Long live the Kurds
- De Dry Bones en 03-09-19
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Notes on a Foreign Country
- An American Abroad in a Post-American World
- De: Suzy Hansen
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
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In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the US-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist for a high-profile New York newspaper. Increasingly, though, the disconnect between the chaos of world events and the response at home took on pressing urgency for her. Seeking to understand the Muslim world that had been reduced to scaremongering headlines, she moved to Istanbul.
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A MUST-READ for all Truth-Seeking American wh
- De Parveen Mehdi-Newton en 12-08-17
De: Suzy Hansen
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Winter Is Coming
- Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
- De: Garry Kasparov
- Narrado por: George Backman
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The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years - as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him - Putin has grown into not only a dictator but a global threat. With his vast resources and nuclear weapons, Putin is at the center of a worldwide assault on political liberty.
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A polemic against Putin
- De David en 05-27-16
De: Garry Kasparov
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Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe’s continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa’s resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan.
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A national best-seller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined - and millions continue to suffer. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing the development of the world's poorest countries.
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.
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Born in Blackness vitally reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in the West, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "dark" continent. In fact, French reveals, the first impetus for the Age of Discovery was not—as we are so often told, even today—Europe's yearning for ties with Asia, but rather its centuries-old desire to forge a trade in gold with legendarily rich Black societies in the heart of West Africa.
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With a rich geography and fascinating history, this continent is truly awe inspiring! It’s no wonder Africa has given rise to many of our languages, philosophies, and legends which we honor to this day. Using reliable, fact-checked written resources and discoveries from world-renowned archeologists, History Brought Alive presents African History.
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China's Second Continent
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He knows Both Africa and China
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A sweeping history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people.
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Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it. From the beginning of time, humans lived and worked in Africa, leaving evidence of their existence in the sands of the Sahara Desert and the valleys of the great rivers such as the Nile and the Niger.
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A wealth of information about African history
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After World War I, black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War. Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti-black riots and lynchings swept the country. From April to November of 1919, the racial unrest rolled across the South into the North and the Midwest, even to the nation's capital. Red Summer is the first narrative history about this epic encounter.
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For too long, Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, or simply ignored. Now, Zeinab Badawi sets the record straight. In this fascinating book, Badawi guides us through Africa’s spectacular history—from the very origins of our species, through ancient civilizations and medieval empires with remarkable queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence.
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The Great Anglo-Boer War
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The Great Boer War (1899-1902) - more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War - was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable examples of folly and stupidity, and many incidents of humor and tragedy.
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More than a war, it was a human tragedy
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Unbowed
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Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, Wangari Maathai has been fighting for environmental responsibility and democracy in her native Kenya for over 35 years. Unbowed recounts the incredible journey that culminated in her appointment to Parliament in 2002. Despite repeated jailings, beatings, and other obstacles along the way, Maathai created the Green Belt Movement and never relented in her goal to bring democracy to Kenya.
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Amazing story of this woman, but missing something
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Army of Evil
- A History of the SS
- De: Adrian Weale
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
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In Nazi Germany, they were called the Schutzstaffel. The world would know them as the dreaded SS - the most loyal and ruthless enforcers of the Third Reich...It began as a small squad of political thugs. Yet by the end of 1935, the SS had taken control of all police and internal security duties in Germany - ranging from local village "gendarmes" all they way up to the secret political police and the Gestapo.
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Got lost in the details.
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Mythology: African Myths, Gods, Heroes, and Legends
- De: Ron Carver
- Narrado por: John Griffith
- Duración: 3 h y 2 m
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As you study the African myths, legends, and folklore through this guide, you will find that there are so many gods and goddesses, and so many different versions of certain stories, that it will blow your mind. The intricate myths in this book have been lined up and collected to help you understand some of the earliest, most ancient beliefs from those living on the African continent. Some have been influential in our day, and some have been completely forgotten except for vague traditions that have been passed on from one generation to the next.
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Excellent
- De Minnie en 11-22-19
De: Ron Carver
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African Origin of Civilization - The Myth or Reality
- De: Cheikh Anta Diop
- Narrado por: Frank Block
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This classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
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History told from an honest point
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Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Africa Is Not a Country
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- 02-03-24
Sorely needed
It's obvious there is so much more to the African continent, but that hasn't stopped the aid advert imagery and other stereotypes from taking root in my mind. This book does a remarkable job of guiding you through how we got there and dispelling myths along the way to show you much much more. A MUST read.
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- Hilaria
- 04-06-24
A different view of the world
Loved listening to it, informative and a different view on Africa and it's history.
A pity that the West still holds on to African art as theirs to show.
Now I also wanna taste the different jollof rice to see which is the best.
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- ugonna
- 08-04-23
a breath of fresh air
Excellent research of the continent...its trials and all. Worth reading over and over.
I will share this book with my children
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- Anthony Nana Kwamu
- 04-05-24
The narration and history
I don't know which I enjoyed more: the narrator or the book itself. The blend of history with current events in a way that is eye-opening and often humorous is what makes this book such an amazing find. I enjoyed every second of it. When the narrator changes his accent in various parts in order to illustrate his point will leave you rolling with laughter. Great book and even more amazingly read by the author.
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- Kathryn A. Denbow
- 02-05-24
Excellent book
This book opened my eyes to the history of the continent and the diversity. It should be required reading in post colonial societies which were populated by African slaves.
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- Eclair412
- 05-02-24
Vibrant Unfiltered Truths
This book offers a profound journey through the unfiltered history of Africa and its diaspora, resonating deeply with my own life, my ancestors’ experiences, and the lives of my relatives on the continent. It not only enlightened me about lesser-known historical facts but also unveiled certain media agendas. Informative and uplifting, it broadened my perspective in unexpected ways.
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- Annie K
- 08-08-24
Insightful & Illuminating
Extremely well written on the labels, atrocities, and standing of Africa from an African’s point of view; as opposed to the Western world’s stereotypes and biases. The writer was the narrator and did an excellent job of keeping pace and tone. If I had to find a criticism it would be that he painted whites with a broad based disdain that while justifiable, was also akin to same biases he so disavows. Nonetheless I thoroughly enjoyed the book and recommend it.
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- Lilian Kamau
- 01-27-23
Excellent Read!
This book was well written and researched and extremely informative. Loved the narration by the author himself and honestly if you are of African heritage and especially living in Africa, you need to read/listen to this book. For those also not very knowledgeable about the continent this is a great place to start! Highly recommend!!
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- BabyC
- 03-15-24
Mind-blowing! Necessary!
Gives a primer on historical and modern context for African countries. Also contextualizes the western world's place in the past, present, and future of African development. Should be required reading. Can't wait to go down all the rabbit holes this opened for me about the histories of so many countries and peoples.
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- Amy
- 04-20-24
A MUST READ
I have learned so much more about the history of Africa from this one book than I was ever taught in school. This book should be required reading as a jumping off point.
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