Making new people : politics, cinema, and liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987 /

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"On August 4, 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara led a coalition of radical military officers, communist activists, labor leaders, and militant students to overtake the government of the Republic of Upper Volta. Almost immediately following the coup's success, the small West African country--ren...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Genova, James Eskridge (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Motion pictures > Burkina Faso.
Revolutions in motion pictures.
HISTORY / General
Motion pictures.
Politics and government.
Burkina Faso > Politics and government > 20th century.
Burkina Faso > History > Coup d'état, 1987.
Burkina Faso.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Politics and culture in Upper Volta (1960s-1982)
  • Dual power and the triumph of the Burkinabé Revolution (1982-1983)
  • Building revolutionary structures and making new people (1983-1984)
  • Cultural revolution, economic reform, and global engagement (1984-1985)
  • Recalibration of the Burkinabé Revolution (1985-1986)
  • Under siege : twilight of the revolution and Sankara's murder (1986-1987)
  • Conclusion.

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