Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present

By Linda M. Heywood

A detailed, historiographical examination of the Ovimbundu people in Angola from 1840s through to the present day. The book focuses on the relationship between the Ovimbundu and the colonial regime and the efforts they made to gain and wield influence in the colony. The book concludes with an interesting look at the role the Ovimbundu played in the post-independence civil was and its aftermath.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460631
• ISBN13: 9781580460637
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"