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Author Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945- author.

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

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  967.3 HEY    Check Shelf
Description 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Subject Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663.
Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663. (OCoLC)fst00155992
Angola -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Angola -- History -- 1482-1648.
Angola -- History -- 1648-1885.
Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
Angola. (OCoLC)fst01208401
Chronological Term 1482-1885
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Standard No. 40026839623
ISBN 9780674971820 (alk. paper)
0674971825 (alk. paper)
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