Njinga of Angola

Africa’s Warrior Queen

Linda M. Heywood

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$21.00 • £18.95 • €19.95

ISBN 9780674237445

Publication Date: 02/25/2019

* Academic Trade

320 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

14 photos, 5 maps

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Map: Ndongo (ca. 1550) and Ndongo-Matamba (ca. 1663) situated in present-day Angola
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
List of Names
Chronology
Notes
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index

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