{"product_id":"thomas-sankara-9780253053763","title":"Thomas Sankara","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Sankara: A Revolutionary in Cold War Africa\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an exemplary biography of an Africa president revered for his integrity and gift of inspired leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e -- R. I. Rotberg, Harvard University * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Coming of Age in the Shadow of Colonialism, 1949-1966\u003cbr\u003e2. Education of a Revolutionary, 1966-1973\u003cbr\u003e3. A Rising Star: Soldiers and the Political Left, 1973-1982\u003cbr\u003e4. From Political Prisoner to Populist Prime Minister, 1982-1983\u003cbr\u003e5. The \"Revolution of August 4\" and the People's President\u003cbr\u003e6. \"This Man Who Unsettles\": Confronting the Neocolonial Order, 1983-1984\u003cbr\u003e7. The Struggle for Unity, 1983-1984\u003cbr\u003e8. \"Daring to Invent the Future\": Nation-Building and the Promise of Revolutionary Change, 1984-85\u003cbr\u003e9. Politics is War and War is Politics: Sankara in the International Arena, 1984-1985\u003cbr\u003e10. Revolutionary Duties and Perils, 1986-1987\u003cbr\u003e11. No Turning Back: The Road to October 15, 1987\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864294699351,"sku":"9780253053763","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253053763.jpg?v=1722271272","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thomas-sankara-9780253053763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}