Contested power in Angola, 1840s to the present
By: Linda Heywood.
Series: Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora,; 6; Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ;; v. 6
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Mbundu (African people) -- Politics and government; Angola -- Politics and government -- 1855-1961; Angola -- Politics and government -- 1961-1975; Angola -- Politics and government -- 1975-
Description: "Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present shows that the Ovimbundu of central Angola have been key players in the history of modern Angola. The work focuses on the tensions between the centralizing forces of the state and the local, regional, and ethnic tendencies that have characterized the modern history of Angola."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index.