Africa

Altered States, Ordinary Miracles

By Richard Dowden
(PublicAffairs, Hardcover, 9781586487539, 576pp.)

Publication Date: March 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (February 16, 2010)

Categories: Africa - General

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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 Rwanda and the Congo.
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