Thomas Sankara : a revolutionary in Cold War Africa /

Show other versions (2)

"'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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peterson, Brian James (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Sankara, Thomas.
Sankara, Thomas
Conseil national de la révolution (Burkina Faso) > History.
Conseil national de la révolution (Burkina Faso)
1900-1999
Presidents > Burkina Faso > Biography.
Revolutions > Burkina Faso > History > 20th century.
Cold War.
Présidents > Burkina Faso > Biographies.
Révolutions > Burkina Faso > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
Politics and government
Presidents
Revolutions
Burkina Faso > Politics and government > 1960-1987.
Burkina Faso > Biography.
Burkina Faso > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-1987.
Burkina Faso
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items