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Africa: Dispatches From a Fragile Continent
1990-11-12T06:28:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTEwXC8xOTkwMTExMjA2MzMyNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Blaine Harden spoke of his four year tenure as Washington Post sub-Saharan bureau chief, which is the basis for his book, Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent. The book’s format focuses on individual people and their life experiences in different African nations, including Zaire, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan and Nigeria. Mr. Harden described Africa as being “a painful part of the world for Westerners to come to grips with.” He contended that Westerners “weep for it more out of pity than understanding.” The book’s purpose is to give the problems of Africa a human face that will bring Westerners a better understanding of what it means to be African.
Blaine Harden spoke of his four year tenure as Washington Post sub-Saharan bureau chief, which is the basis for his book, Africa: Dispatches…
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Blaine Harden spoke of his four year tenure as Washington Post sub-Saharan bureau chief, which is the basis for his book, Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent. The book’s format focuses on individual people and their life experiences in different African nations, including Zaire, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan and Nigeria. Mr. Harden described Africa as being “a painful part of the world for Westerners to come to grips with.” He contended that Westerners “weep for it more out of pity than understanding.” The book’s purpose is to give the problems of Africa a human face that will bring Westerners a better understanding of what it means to be African. close
Blaine Harden spoke of his four year tenure as Washington Post sub-Saharan bureau chief, which is the basis for his book, Africa: Dispatches… read more
Blaine Harden spoke of his four year tenure as Washington Post sub-Saharan bureau chief, which is the basis for his book, Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent. The book’s format focuses on individual people and their life experiences in different African nations, including Zaire, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan and Nigeria. Mr. Harden described Africa as being “a painful part of the world for Westerners to come to grips with.” He contended that Westerners “weep for it more out of pity than understanding.” The book’s purpose is to give the problems of Africa a human face that will bring Westerners a better understanding of what it means to be African. close
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