The Rift

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A vivid, powerful and controversial look at how the world gets Africa wrong, and how a resurgent Africa is forcing it to think again.Africa has long been misunderstood and abused by outsiders Correspondent Alex Perry traveled the continent for most of a decade, meeting with entrepreneurs and warlords, professors and cocaine smugglers, presidents and jihadis Beginning with a devastating investigation into a largely unreported war crime in 2011, when the US and the major aid agencies helped cause a famine in which 250,000 Somalis died he finds Africa at a moment of furious self assertion To finally win their freedom, Africans must confront three last false prophets Islamists, dictators and aid workers who would keep them in their bonds Beautifully written, intimately reported, and sure to spark debate, THE RIFT passionately argues that a changing Africa revolutionizes our ideas of it, and of ourselves. Free Read The Rift [ By ] Alex Perry [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The author s thesis, that Africa is experiencing or will have a rift by which he means a break with its past into freedom, is presented in a narrative that is part travelogue, war correspondence, history and political and social commentary Alex Perry, in covering so many countries in so many aspects, showed me why I preferin depth narratives Each chapter having its own balance of genre i.e history, commentary, travelogue works well as an independent article The chapters don t han The author s thesis, that Africa is experiencing or will have a rift by which he means a break with its past into freedom, is presented in a narrative that is part travelogue, war correspondence, history and political and social commentary Alex Perry, in covering so many countries in so many aspects, showed me why I preferin depth narratives Each chapter having its own balance of genre i.e history, commentary, travelogue works well as an independent article The chapters don t hang together and don t support the thesis The upbeat ending is not convincing since all that that precedes it is so depressing It may...Alex Perry is a journalist who has worked in Africa for much of his career and this book reflects his thoughts on that continent There are three main points in this book 1 yes, Africa does have some problems, but 2 the international humanitarian aid that is supposed to address and ideally even fix those problems are at best ineffective, and at worst totally counterproductive And for the record,...The Rift, by Alex Perry, is part travelogue, part expose, part critique and part history It touches on the many aspects that make up Africa s varied states and landscapes This book worked well in many ways, and was an interesting and refreshing look on a continent that is often ignored, belittled or talked down in western spheres Perry talks about this issue a lot, on how aid organizations and western governments and development groups treat African s as inferior, and one of the first things The Rift, by Alex Perry, is part travelogue, part expose, part critique and part history It touches on the many aspects that make up Africa s varied states and landscapes This book worked well in many ways, and was an interesting and refreshing look on a continent that is often ignored, belittled or talked down in western spheres Perry talks about this issue a lot, on how aid organizations and western governments and development groups treat African s as inferior, and one of the first things most think of when the word Africa comes to mind is a starving, fly covered child, or of war and poverty, or of corruption Man...Loved this book While it s a long read with just over 400 pages it never feels tedious Alex Perry is a gifted writer who consistently delves into historical events in a way that is not only relatively easy to understand but also enjoyable He portrays the people he interviews in various African countries as real people rather than as stereotypical caricatures usually used to paint a picture of Africans.He also gives a ton of perspective on the ways US and UK are at fault for a lot of the famin Loved this book While it s a long read with just over 400 pages it never feels tedious Alex Perry is a gifted writer who consistently delves into historical events in a way that is not only relatively easy to understand but also enjoyable He portrays the people he interviews in various African countries as real people rather than as stereotypical caricatures usually used to paint a picture of Africans.He also gives a ton of perspective on the ways US and UK are at fault for a lot of the famine, corruption, and terrorism that plagues many of the countries he writes about At no point do you feel like he s making excuses for either side, but with broad strokes he paints a picture that complicates much of what ma...I won this for free though a Goodreads Giveaway This is a strong collection of insights into the New Africa Definitely worth a read for any global citizen.This is one of the most difficult for an American yet rewarding books I ve ever read I can only hope that the author is right.This was a stunning book The product of a vast amount of time in Africa Clearly the author has the skill , courage , will and assets to get to the heart and soul of Africa If you are enthralled with Africa this is a must readSome spoilers, maybe.3.5 stars ONLY because the framing of the intro blurbs paint that this will be the story of new ideas and progress against poverty corruption, etc However, in truth 340 pages are detailed descriptions of fucked up history, imperialist colonization, local corruption, warlords, tribal conflict, the failures of international aid, religious extremism cum terrorism, rape, famine, lots and lots of death Then about 75 pages about new progressive changes Some spoilers, maybe.3.5 stars ONLY because the framing of the intro blurbs paint that this will be the story of new ideas and progress against poverty corruption, etc However, in truth 340 pages are detailed descriptions of fucked up history, imperialist colonization, local corruption, warlords, tribal conflict, the failures of international aid, religious extremism cum terrorism, rape, famine, lots and lots of death Then about 75 pages about new progressive changes hopeful things...One of the best books I ve read in a while.First hand account of experiences in Africa Lots of insight into dictators, aid agencies and UN.

The Rift
  • English
  • 12 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 448 pages
  • 0316333778
  • Alex Perry
  • The Rift