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Njinga of Angola : Africa's warrior queen /
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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2017.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674979055 0674979052 0674979060 9780674979062 |