224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Poor even by the standards of West Africa and landlocked at the edge of the Sahel, Burkina Faso—the “Land of Men of Dignity”—has been plagued by political instability since independence from France in 1960. The country has suffered five military coups, the last of which cost the life of the outspoken and charismatic leader Thomas Sankara, who had waged war on poverty, corruption, and illiteracy.... Read more
Introduction -- “E Pluribus Unum?” Precolonial and Colonial History -- Political Instability and the Quest for Legitimacy -- The Economy of Growth Amid Poverty -- Society and Culture -- Foreign Relations, or the Limits of Sovereignty -- Conclusion
Biography
Englebert, Pierre
