Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution

by Ernest Harsch

Book Overview

In October 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blaise Compaor . Defying all expectations, this popular movement went on to defeat an attempted coup by the old regime, making it possible for a transitional government to organize free and fair elections the following year. In doing so, the people of this previously obscure West African nation surprised the world,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786991357
• ISBN13: 9781786991355
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"