Making new people : politics, cinema, and liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987 / James E. Genova.

Author/creator Genova, James Eskridge author.
Format Book
PublicationEast Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxxviii, 262 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Politics, cinema, and liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983-1987
Contents Politics and culture in Upper Volta (1960s-1982) -- Dual power and the triumph of the Burkinab̐ue Revolution (1982-1983) -- Building revolutionary structures and making new people (1983-1984) -- Cultural revolution, economic reform, and global engagement (1984-1985) -- Recalibration of the Burkinab̐ue Revolution (1985-1986) -- Under siege : twilight of the revolution and Sankara's murder (1986-1987) -- Conclusion.
Abstract "This book looks at Burkina Faso's revolution (1983-1987), led by Thomas Sankara, as a window into a critical transition period in modern African history between the closing of the era of the fight for national liberation and the dawning of new forces around neoliberal capitalist globalization. It focuses on the regime's cultural politics and specifically the importance the revolutionaries attached to the cinema as a mechanism for social change"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022001639
ISBN9781611864397
ISBN1611864399
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic publication
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