Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present

by Linda M. Heywood

Book Overview

A detailed historiographical examination of the role the Ovimbundu people have played in Angolan politics from Portuguese colonization to the present.

Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present argues that the Ovimbundu of central Angola have been key players in the history of modern Angola. The work focuses on the tensions between the centralising forces of the state and the pull of local, regional and ethnic tendencies which have characterised...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460631
• ISBN13: 9781580460637
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"