Njinga of Angola

Njinga of Angola
ISBN-10
0674237447
ISBN-13
9780674237445
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2019-01-25
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Linda M. Heywood

Description

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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