A History of West Central Africa to 1850

ISBN-13: 9781107565937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 382 str.

John K. Thornton

Opis

An accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 with comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region.

Recenzje

'Highly recommended.' R. I. Rotberg, Choice

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. The Development of States in West Central African to 1540; 2. The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola; 3. Ndongo and Portugal at War; 4. Queen Njinga's Struggle for Ndongo; 5. The Thirty Years' War Comes to Central Africa; 6. The Emergence of Lunda; 7. The Weight of Lunda on the West; 8. Culmination: Lunda, Luba and the Ovimbundu; Epilog