Thomas Sankara : a revolutionary in Cold War Africa / Brian J. Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peterson, Brian James, author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sankara, Thomas.

Conseil national de la révolution (Burkina Faso)--History.

Conseil national de la révolution (Burkina Faso).

Presidents--Burkina Faso--Biography.

Presidents.

Revolutions--Burkina Faso--History--20th century.

Revolutions.

Cold War.

History.

Burkina Faso--Politics and government--1960-1987.

Burkina Faso.

Politics and government.

Burkina Faso--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Revolutionary in Cold War Africa

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 24, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Peterson, Brian James. Thomas Sankara

ISBN:

9780253053770

0253053773

Publisher Number:

40030385742

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.