{"product_id":"9781805264125","title":"Shine Your Eye : In Search of West Africa - Adewale Maja-Pearce","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed British-Nigerian writer's odyssey through West Africa, starkly transformed since his youth. West Africa is at a crossroads. Boasting tremendous natural wealth, its inhabitants are among the world's poorest. Despite apparent multi-party democracy, there have been coups, conflict and corruption since independence. Where can it go from here?Journeying along the coast and across the Sahel, from Ghana to Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone to Senegal, Ad�w�l� M�j�-Pearce uncovers a restless region on the verge of great change. Visiting fourteen countries--and seeking out the Nigerian diaspora in each--he reflects on these societies' dramatic shifts since the late 1980s, when he first travelled their roads. Refusing IMF loans and rejecting Western-imposed currencies, West Africa's diverse, expanding and overwhelmingly young population is staging a quiet revolution for its future, and discarding an aging elite still propped up by European power--from demonstrations against police brutality to theforced withdrawal of French troops. Speaking with local journalists and dissident scholars, street hawkers and immigration officers, M�j�-Pearce brings to life the compelling story of a region at breaking point--as told by West Africans themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adewale Maja-Pearce","offers":[{"title":"264 pages \/ 08\/01\/2026 \/ Travel writing","offer_id":56970978361719,"sku":"9781805264125","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781805264125_ebeb0570-d193-4237-b0a9-7e05a863ecfe.jpg?v=1779384137","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781805264125","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}