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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photo sections feature many unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution.
“A fiery and colorful speaker…. There is real historical value and enduring
inspiration in a close reading of many of these speeches.”— African Studies
Review
“The originality of Sankara’s ideas … along with his awareness of the social and
economic realities of his country, his understanding of the international
relations of forces … make this collection a highly useful tool. Expressed with
passion and clarity, his views on the necessity of a new balance between the
city and the countryside, on the crucial importance of the emancipation of women
… are in perfect keeping with the demands of the peoples of Africa today.”— Le
Monde diplomatique
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“Because escape routes from the death sentence of underdevelopment seem
limited to many young Africans, one can well imagine that the thought of Thomas
Sankara—with its call to rebel, to reject, to fight—perhaps points to
a better future. This book will without doubt help lead to that
conclusion.”— International Journal of African Historical
Studies (translation by Pathfinder Press)
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