Njinga of Angola - Africa''s Warrior Queen

Informationen zum Autor Linda M. Heywood is Professor of History and African American Studies at Boston University.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.

Product details

• Authors: Linda M. Heywood
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780674971820
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97182-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Angola, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, Biography: royalty, African History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700