Njinga of Angola : Africa's warrior queen / Linda M. Heywood.

By:

Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674979055
9780674979062

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

DT1365 .N556 2017

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Contents:

Crisis and the rise of Njinga -- A defiant queen -- Treacherous politics -- Warfare and diplomacy -- A balancing act -- On the way to the ancestors.

Subject: 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.--

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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.--

The Ndongo kingdom and the Portuguese invasion -- Crisis and the rise of Njinga -- A defiant queen -- Treacherous politics -- Warfare and diplomacy -- A balancing act -- On the way to the ancestors.

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