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Voices of liberation : Thomas Sankara, Paperback / softback Book

Voices of liberation : Thomas Sankara Paperback / softback

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Sankara's legacy, unclear as it may be, still lives and he remains immensely popular.

If you travel through Africa his image is unmistakable.

His picture, with beret and broad grin, is pasted on run-down taxis and is found on the walls of local bars.

Internationally Sankara is often referred to as the 'African Che Guevara' and like his South American counterpart; it is his perseverance, dedication and incorruptibility that appeal to the imagination. Voices of Liberation: Thomas Sankara starts with a comprehensive timeline covering Thomas Sankara's life and major events in the history of the continent and region.

His Life section provides the most critical and fraternal assessment of the 1980s radical experiment within the broader history of the country, the region and continent.

His Voice section succinctly provides a selection of Sankara's speeches, broadcasts and interviews and gives us insight to his outlook on the world.

His Legacy section combines an almost poetic tribute to the flawed though heroic period of Sankara's 'revolution' with an incredibly relentless and honest analysis.

This is done through the story of last year's uprising against Compaore - with haunting lessons for South Africa. The Postscript is an indispensable update to the extraordinary events in Burkina Faso during 2015, chiefly the resistance to the coup in September.

The authors look at Sankara's influence on the popular movements and its wider significance for Africa.

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