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A certain amount of madness : the life, politics and legacies of Thomas Sankara / edited by Amber Murrey ; forward by Horace Campbell ; afterword by Aziz Salmone Fall.

Van Pelt Library DT555.83.S26 C47 2018
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Physical Description:
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Summary:
Thomas Sankara was one of the most important anti-imperialist leaders of the late twentieth century. His declaration that fundamental socio-political change would require a 'certain amount or madness' drove the Burkinabè Revolution and resurfaced in the country's popular uprising in 2014. This book explores Sankara's political philosophies and legacies and their relevance today. Analyses of his synthesis of Pan-Africanist and humanist Marxist polities, as well as his approaches to gender, development, debt and decolonisation offer new insights into Sankarist political philosophies. Critical evaluations of the limitations of the revolution examine his relationship with labour unions and other aspects of his leadership style. His legacy is revealed by looking at contemporary activists, artists and politicians who draw inspiration from Sankarist thought in social movement struggles today, from South Africa to Burkina Faso. Book jacket.
Contents:
  • Part 1 Life and Revolution 19
  • 1 Military Coup, Popular Revolution or Militarised Revolution?: Contextualising the Revolutionary Ideological Courses of Thomas Sankara and the National Council of the Revolution / De-Valera N. Y. M. Botchway Botchway, De-Valera N. Y. M., Moussa Traore Traore, Moussa 21
  • 2 The Perils of Non-Alignment: Thomas Sankara and the Cold War / Brian Peterson Peterson, Brian 36
  • 3 Thomas Sankara and the Elusive Revolution / Leo Zeilig Zeilig, Leo 51
  • 4 When Visions Collide: Thomas Sankara, Trade Unions and the Revolution in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987 / Craig Phelan Phelan, Craig 62
  • 5 Africa's Sankara: On Pan-African Leadership / Amber Murrey Murrey, Amber 75
  • 6 Who Killed Thomas Sankara? / Bruno Jaffré Jaffré, Bruno 96
  • 7 'Incentivized' Self-Adjustment: Reclaiming Sankara's Revolutionary Austerity from Corporate Geographies of Neoliberal Erasure / Nicholas A. Jackson Jackson, Nicholas A. 113
  • Part II Political Philosophies 125
  • 8 Madmen, Thomas Sankara and Decoloniality in Africa / Ama Biney Biney, Ama 127
  • 9 With the People: Sankara's Humanist Marxism / Ernest Harsch Harsch, Ernest 147
  • 10 Thomas Sankara and Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem: The Untimely Deaths of Two New Generation African Visionaries / Patricia Daley Daley, Patricia 159
  • 11 Women's Freedoms are the Heartbeat of Africa's Future: A Sankarian Imperative / Patricia McFadden McFadden, Patricia 170
  • 12 Re-Reading Sankara's Philosophy for a Praxeology of Debt in Contemporary Times / Sakue-C. Yimovie Yimovie, Sakue-C. 180
  • 13 Sankara's Political Ideas and Pan-African Solidarity: A Perspective for Africa's Development? / Felix Kumah-Abiwu Kumah-Abiwu, Felix, Olusoji Alani Odeyemi Odeyemi, Olusoji Alani 194
  • 14 'Revolution and Women's Liberation Go Together': Thomas Sankara, Gender and the Burkina Faso Revolution / Namakula E. Mayanja Mayanja, Namakula E. 209
  • Part III Legacies 223
  • 15 Balai Citoyen: A New Praxis of Citizen Fight with Sankarist Inspirations / Zakaria Soré Soré, Zakaria 225
  • 16 La Santé Avant Tout: Health before Everything / T. D. Harper-Shipman Harper-Shipman, T. D. 241
  • 17 Social Movement Struggles and Political Transition in Burkina Faso / Bettina Engels Engels, Bettina 255
  • 18 To Decolonize the World: Thomas Sankara and the 'Last Colony' in Africa / Patrick Delices Delices, Patrick 269
  • 19 'Daring to Invent the Future': Sankara's Legacy and Contemporary Activism in South Africa / Levi Kabwato Kabwato, Levi, Sarah Chiumbu Chiumbu, Sarah 286
  • Part IV Contestations and Homages 305
  • 20 The Academy as Contested Space: Disappearing Sankara from the 'Acceptable Avant-Garde' / Nicholas A. Jackson Jackson, Nicholas A. 307
  • 21 Art and the Construction of a 'Sankara Myth': A Hero Trend in Contemporary Burkmabè Urban and Revolutionary Propaganda Art / Sophie Bodénès Cohen Cohen, Sophie Bodénès 313
  • 22 Slanted Photography: Reflections on Sankara and My Peace Corps Experience in Burkina Faso / Celestina Agyekum Agyekum, Celestina 328
  • 23 'We Are the Children of Sankara': Memories as Weapons during the Burkinabè Uprisings of 2014 and 2015 / Fiona Dragstra Dragstra, Fiona 335.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
  • 9780745337579
  • 9780745337586
  • 0745337589
  • 0745337570
OCLC:
1031348007

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