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1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 INTRODUCTION; Notes; 2 ""E PLURIBUS UNUM?"" PRECOLONIAL AND COLONIAL HISTORY; The Mossi Kingdoms and the Experience of Statehood; Ethnic Diversity and the Question of Common Ground; A Late Colonization; Settlement and Resistance; The First Colony of Upper Volta and Its Partition; Franceâ#x80;#x99;s Fourth Republic and the Neutralization of Voltaic Radicalism; Parties and Persons: Emergence of a Pattern; Reluctantly Moving Toward Independence; Notes |
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3 POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND THE QUEST FOR LEGITIMACYThe First Republic; Sangoulé Lamizana: The Benevolent Dictator; The Comité Militaire pour le Redressement et le Progrés National; The Conseil de Salut du Peuple: A Prelude to the Revolution; The 1983 Coup and the Conseil National de la Révolution; The â#x80;#x9C;Rectificationâ#x80;#x9D; and the Front Populaire; The Fourth Republic: An Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove; The Roots of Instability; Notes; 4 THE ECONOMY OF GROWTH AMID POVERTY; The Colonial Economy; Culture and Economic Development; Agriculture as Livelihood and Constraint |
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Mining and Industrial UnderdevelopmentServices; Macroeconomic Performance and Policies; Coping with Poverty: Migration; Notes; 5 SOCIETY AND CULTURE; Population and Demography; Ethnicity and Language; Religion; Sick and Illiterate: The Status of Health and Education; Women and the â#x80;#x9C;Other Half of the Sky, â#x80;#x9D;; The Culture of the State; Notes; 6 FOREIGN RELATIONS, OR THE LIMITS OF SOVEREIGNTY; A Small Country with a Limited Role (1960-1983); A Small Country with Large Ambitions (1983-1987); International Dimensions of the â#x80;#x9C;Rectificationâ#x80;#x9D; (1987-1994) |
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Pride and Passion: In the Grip of FranceThe Enduring Libyan Connection; Notes; 7 CONCLUSION: A HISTORICAL PARENTHESIS OR THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENDURING STATEHOOD?; A Relative Success Story; Lingering Political, Ethnic, and Economic Threats; Toward Steady Statehood and Sustainable Development?; Bibliography; About the Book and Author; Index |
| Summary |
"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. Yet Burkina's growth was surprisingly strong during the 1980s, as it made the best of its meager assets in cotton, gold, and livestock. The country is also fortunate in its relative lack of ethnic conflict, and the several religions practiced--Islam, Christianity, and animism-- peacefully coexist. Burkina has earned mixed reviews on the international stage, however, fighting two wars with Mali and supporting Taylor's rebels in the Liberian civil war. In this textured introduction to Burkina Faso, Pierre Englebert highlights the historical and contemporary factors that account for the country's instability; considers the ethnic, religious, and social contours of the Burkinabé polity; examines in depth the country's economic policies and prospects; and analyzes Burkina's external relations. Looking toward the next millennium, he concludes by assessing the chances of the apparent recent drive toward a more democratic system"--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
"Release date: February 19, 2018." |
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Print version record |
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Nationalism -- Burkina Faso -- History -- 20th century
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Nation-state -- History -- 20th century
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Nation-state
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Nationalism
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Burkina Faso -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93007250
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Burkina Faso
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taylor & Francis, publisher, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780429981562 |
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0429981562 |
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