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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945-     Subjects     Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663.     Angola -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Angola -- History -- 1482-1648.     Angola -- History -- 1648-1885.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945-       by title:      Njinga of Angola : A...       by call number:      967.301 H622n     Search the Web     Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945-     Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663.     Angola -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Angola -- History -- 1482-1648.     Angola -- History -- 1648-1885.       MARC Display

Njinga of Angola : Africa's warrior queen / Linda M. Heywood. by Heywood, Linda M. (Linda Marinda), 1945- Harvard University Press, 2019, c2017. Call #: 967.301 H622n Subjects Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663.   Angola -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.   Angola -- History -- 1482-1648.   Angola -- History -- 1648-1885. ISBN:  9780674237445 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Africa's warrior queen Description:  310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references 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." Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 967.301 H622n Core Collection - Adult Adult Display 1 Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 967.301 H622n Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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