A Passage to Africa
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Book Overview
As a five-year-old, George Alagiah emigrated with his family to Ghana - the first African country to attain independence from the British Empire. A Passage to Africa is Alagiah's shattering catalogue... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0751532142
ISBN13:9780751532142
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.7" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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Not so much a biography, more a history of political struggle in Africa
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Now, I had my reservations when my mother bought me this book, I don't tend to read biographies, least of all of C list celebrities. However I was surprised by this book - it is excellent. George Alagiah has an engaging writing style full of wit with a deeply humanistic sentiment, his experiences in Africa from the time he emigrated from Sri Lanka (as a Tamil) to Ghana up until his time as a BBC reporter are used as background to the history of a number of countries and their adjustment to a post-colonial world. He offers explanations of their frequent failures, examples of their successes and his optimistic hopes for the future.
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