Thomas Sankara Speaks, The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983- 87
Edition: Second Edition edition
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
Published: October 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780873489867
Subjects: African history; Revolutions & coups; Africa - History; Revolutions; History; History: World; Africa; Nonfiction / Politics; Africa - General; Revolutionary
Description: Under Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers, women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and solidarize with others engaged in that fight internationally. Second edition includes a preface by Mary-Alice Waters, a new introduction by editor Michel Prairie, maps, chronology, glossary, and index. Two extensive photo sections feature many unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution.