Thomas Sankara : A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa /

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"'Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa' offers the first complete biography in English of the dynamic revolutionary leader from Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara. Coming to power in 1983, Sankara set his sights on combating social injustice, poverty, and corruption in his cou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Peterson, Brian James (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Conseil national de la revolution (Burkina Faso)
Conseil national de la révolution (Burkina Faso) > History.
Revolutions.
Presidents.
Politics and government.
Revolutions > Burkina Faso > History > 20th century.
Presidents > Burkina Faso > Biography.
Cold War.
Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso > Biography.
Burkina Faso > Politics and government > 1960-1987.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Coming of Age in the Shadow of Colonialism, 1949-1966
  • Education of a Revolutionary, 1966-1973
  • A Rising Star: Soldiers and the Political Left, 1973-1982
  • From Political Prisoner to Populist Prime Minister, 1982-1983
  • The "Revolution of August 4" and the People's President
  • "This Man Who Unsettles": Confronting the Neocolonial Order, 1983-1984
  • The Struggle for Unity, 1983-1984
  • "Daring to Invent the Future": Nation Building and the Promise of Revolutionary Change, 1984-1985
  • Politics Is War and War Is Politics: Sankara in the International Arena, 1984-1985
  • Revolutionary Duties and Perils, 1986-1987
  • No Turning Back: The Road to October 15, 1987.

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