Heywood, Linda M.  1945- <br/><br/>
Njinga of Angola :  Africa's warrior queen / 
Linda M. Heywood. 
 - Cambridge, Massachusetts :  Harvard University Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource (310 pages) :  illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674979055 9780674979062 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT1365  / .N556 2017