Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa by Dipo Faloyin

16 reviews

kadda246's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Violence, and Colonisation

floatwiththesticks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

I agree, this should be required reading; it starkly exposed the ignorances in my education. The prose was captivating too: lyrical, evocative and, in many moments, humorous.
(This world has too many open wounds). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

beancamille's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Slavery, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War

kld2128's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Colonisation

notthatcosta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

A truly brilliant book - it covers a lot of ground (literally) in its geographies, time periods and topics without fucking around but also in a way that shows a tremendous amount of care and respect. It beautifully eulogises the losses inflicted during colonial barbarism whilst highlighting histories and emerging narratives that contradict monolithic ideas about the continent.

I learned so much - from looted artefacts to the origins of Nollywood and various youth-led movements defining the future of the continent. To feature such unflinching accounts of some of the most depraved acts in global history but close the book with such a hopeful and triumphant note is a massive achievement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, and War

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

i want to see a heist movie targeting the british museum (or a documentary, for motivated individuals)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bloodmaarked's review

funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

this taught me so much (there's still so much more to learn though)

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Racism, and War

Minor: Slavery and Cannibalism

catriona176's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Colonisation

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

franceselsie's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Gore