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  • Linda M. Heywood
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Njinga of Angola
This chapter is in the book Njinga of Angola
© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. The Ndongo Kingdom and the Portuguese Invasion 18
  5. 2. Crisis and the Rise of Njinga 35
  6. 3. A Defiant Queen 56
  7. 4. Treacherous Politics 85
  8. 5. Warfare and Diplomacy 114
  9. 6. A Balancing Act 158
  10. 7. On the Way to the Ancestors 193
  11. Epilogue 245
  12. Glossary 259
  13. Names 261
  14. Chronology 263
  15. Notes 265
  16. Acknowledgments 297
  17. Illustration Credits 301
  18. Index 303
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674979055-fm

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. The Ndongo Kingdom and the Portuguese Invasion 18
  5. 2. Crisis and the Rise of Njinga 35
  6. 3. A Defiant Queen 56
  7. 4. Treacherous Politics 85
  8. 5. Warfare and Diplomacy 114
  9. 6. A Balancing Act 158
  10. 7. On the Way to the Ancestors 193
  11. Epilogue 245
  12. Glossary 259
  13. Names 261
  14. Chronology 263
  15. Notes 265
  16. Acknowledgments 297
  17. Illustration Credits 301
  18. Index 303
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