Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa, Peterson, Brian J., Good Boo
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253053765
ISBN-13
9780253053763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038269444
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
350 Pages
Publication Name
Thomas Sankara : a Revolutionary in Cold War Africa
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Africa / West, Africa / General, Political
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-026114
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This is a well-written, thoroughly researched, clearly presented biography of Thomas Sankara that pays attention to the strengths and weaknesses of its subject and placing his attainments and failures within the broad context of Burkina Faso history, politics, and culture, as well as the larger context of African and global affairs in the closing decades of the last century. Biographies of African leaders and thinkers are few and when they are available, they barely rise above the level of hagiography or excoriation. Brian J. Peterson avoids both pitfalls."--Olúfmi Táíwò, Cornell University, author of Africa Must Be Modern "A poignant, compelling account of one of independent Africa's most innovative and progressive leaders, who was assassinated in a home-grown military coup assisted by foreign powers. Through meticulous oral and archival research, Peterson reconstructs the complex historical figure who was both idolized and hated, erased from official histories and idealized in popular collective memory--and places him within the context of his people, place, and times."--Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor Emeritus of History at Loyola University, Maryland, and author of Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. "Thomas Sankara was a charismatic leader who emerged in Burkina Faso after the original promises of Africa's independence had faded amidst numerous betrayals. Although he held power for only four years (1983-87), his revolutionary vision for ending corruption and uplifting the masses generated enthusiasm and hope across Africa, and his brutal assassination made him a martyr whose legacy still lingers. Brian Peterson's meticulously researched and beautifully written biography of Sankara draws on over one hundred interviews and mines previously unused archives to paint an intimate and nuanced portrait of hopes shattered and dreams unrealized during the second generation of West Africa's independence."--Robert Harms, Henry J. Heinz Professor of History and African Studies, Yale University "Everyone who has lived in Francophone West Africa has seen taxis sporting stickers with Thomas Sankara's image. In the years since Sankara's 1983 seizure of power, he has become an icon of the virtuous coup d'état, and a symbol of political martyrdom. Brian Peterson has given us a stellar book on Sankara, one that presents the man's qualities, his errors of judgment, and the full context of West Africa in the 1970s and 80s that gave rise to his moment in power as well as the dismantling of his revolutionary program in the years after his murder. This book is required reading for anyone interested in the history of revolutionary movements in Africa."--Mike McGovern, University of Michigan " Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa is one of the most fully realized biographies of a modern African politicalgure in recent years, and a striking portrayal not just of this fascinating and ultimately tragic states-man but of an entire political era on the continent."-- New York Review of Books "This is an exemplary biography of an Africa president revered for his integrity and gift of inspired leadership."--R. I. Rotberg, Harvard University, Choice, Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa is one of the most fully realized biographies of a modern African politicalgure in recent years, and a striking portrayal not just of this fascinating and ultimately tragic states-man but of an entire political era on the continent.
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
966.25052092
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Coming of Age in the Shadow of Colonialism, 1949-1966 2. Education of a Revolutionary, 1966-1973 3. A Rising Star: Soldiers and the Political Left, 1973-1982 4. From Political Prisoner to Populist Prime Minister, 1982-1983 5. The "Revolution of August 4" and the People's President 6. "This Man Who Unsettles": Confronting the Neocolonial Order, 1983-1984 7. The Struggle for Unity, 1983-1984 8. "Daring to Invent the Future": Nation-Building and the Promise of Revolutionary Change, 1984-85 9. Politics is War and War is Politics: Sankara in the International Arena, 1984-1985 10. Revolutionary Duties and Perils, 1986-1987 11. No Turning Back: The Road to October 15, 1987 Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
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 country, fighting for women's rights, direct forms of democracy, economic sovereignty, and environmental justice. Drawing on government archival sources and over a hundred interviews with Sankara's family members, friends, and closest revolutionary colleagues, Brian J. Peterson details Sankara's political career and rise to power, as well as his assassination at age 37 in 1987, in a plot led by his close friend Blaise Compaoré. Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa offers a unique, critical appraisal of Sankara and explores why he generated such enthusiasm and hope in Burkina Faso and beyond, why he was such a polarizing figure, how his rivals seized power from him, and why T-shirts sporting his image still appear on the streets today., Thomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa offers a unique, critical appraisal of Sankara and explores why he generated such enthusiasm and hope in Burkina Faso and beyond, why he was such a polarizing figure, how his rivals seized power from him, and why T-shirts sporting his image still appear on the streets today.
LC Classification Number
DT555.83.S36P48 2021
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