| Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution Contributor(s): Harsch, Ernest (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786991357 ISBN-13: 9781786991355 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - West - Education | Higher - Political Science | World - African |
| Dewey: 966.25 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - West Africa - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blaise Compaoré. Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional government to organize free and fair elections the following year. In doing so, the people of this previously obscure West African nation surprised the world, and their struggle stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa. For over three decades, Ernest Harsch has researched and reported from Burkina Faso, interviewing subjects ranging from local democratic activists to revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, the man once dubbed 'Africa's Che Guevara.' In this book, Harsch provides a compelling history of this little understood country, from the French colonial period to the Compaoré regime and the movement that finally deposed him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harsch, Ernest: - Ernest Harsch is a regular contributor on Burkina Faso to the Economist "Intelligence Unit," and his previous books include Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary and African Leaders of the Twentieth Century. |