| Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood in West Africa Contributor(s): Englebert, Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367314762 ISBN-13: 9780367314767 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Political Science | World - African - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 966 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 223 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poor even by the standards of West Africa, Burkina Faso has been plagued by political instability since independence from France in 1960. It has suffered five military coups, the last of which cost the life of Thomas Sankara, who had waged war on poverty, corruption and illiteracy. Yet Burkina Faso's growth was surprisingly strong during the 1980s, |