Description: Celebrating and critiquing the life of one of Africa's most important anti-imperialist leaders
Brief description: Amber Murrey is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology at The American University in Cairo, Egypt. Her award-winning research considers contemporary Pan-Africanism, resistance to neo-colonial violence, resource extraction and decolonisation. She has been published in a variety of academic journals, including Third World Quarterly, Political Geography, The Journal of Black Studies, The Postcolonialist and Capital & Class. She is the editor of A Certain Amount of Madness (Pluto, 2018).
Review Quotes: "The legendary Thomas Sankara--hero, revolutionary leader, anti-imperialist--receives deserving analytical treatment from the most prominent radical voices here assembled for one the greatest sons of Africa... The book enhances our understanding of the pragmatism of politics, the rhetoric of revolutionary actions, and the resurgence of reactionary forces. A must read."
--Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin