{"product_id":"thomas-sankara-speaks-the-burkina-faso-revolution-1983-87","title":"Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983–87","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in French (ISBN: 9780873489874).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is real historical value and enduring inspiration in a close reading of many of these speeches…and it is easy to see how two generations of Burkinabè continue to be in admiration of his oratory.” —African Studies Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grassrootz Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407748808877,"sku":"9780873489867","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0280\/9243\/2481\/files\/9780873489867.jpg?v=1788457376","url":"https:\/\/grassrootzbookstore.com\/products\/thomas-sankara-speaks-the-burkina-faso-revolution-1983-87","provider":"Grassrootz Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}