Njinga of Angola : : Africa’s Warrior Queen / / Linda M. Heywood.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Heywood, Linda M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 14 halftones, 5 maps
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 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 --; Names --; Chronology --; Notes --; Acknowledgments --; Illustration Credits --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674979055; 9783110543315
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674979055
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Linda M. Heywood.

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.