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Njinga of Angola : Africa’s Warrior Queen / Linda M. Heywood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heywood, Linda M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663.
- Nzinga.
- Angola--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Angola.
- Angola--History--1482-1648.
- Angola--History--1648-1885.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (319 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- One of history's most multifaceted rulers but little known in the West, Queen Njinga rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, she is revered in Angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Her complex legacy forms a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world.-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Ndongo Kingdom and the Portuguese Invasion
- 2. Crisis and the Rise of Njinga
- 3. A Defiant Queen
- 4. Treacherous Politics
- 5. Warfare and Diplomacy
- 6. A Balancing Act
- 7. On the Way to the Ancestors
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Names
- Chronology
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Illustration Credits
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Sep 2018)
- ISBN:
- 9780674979062
- 0674979060
- 9780674979055
- 0674979052
- OCLC:
- 979560421
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