Title: Contested power in Angola, 1840s to the present
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.
Subjects: Mbundu (African people), Politics and government, Africa, history, History, Portuguese influences
Places: Angola
Time periods: 1855-1961, 1961-1975, 1975-