A History of West Central Africa to 1850

John K. Thornton

doi:10.1017/9781316411568

Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 gives comprehensive and in-depth coverage of the region. With equal focus given to both internal histories or inter-state interactions and external dynamics and relationships, this study represents an original approach to regional histories which goes beyond the existing scholarship on the area. By contextualising and expanding its range, to include treatment of the Portuguese colony of Angola, John K. Thornton provides new understandings of significant events, people, and inter-regional interactions which aid the grounding of the history of West Central Africa within a broader context. A valuable resource to students and scholars of African history.

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A History of West Central Africa to 1850
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New Approaches to African History - Series page
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A History of West Central Africa to 1850 - Title page
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Introduction
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1 - The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540
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2 - The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola
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3 - Ndongo and Portugal at War
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4 - Queen Njinga’s Struggle for Ndongo
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5 - The Thirty Years War Comes to Central Africa
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6 - The Emergence of Lunda
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7 - The Weight of Lunda on the West
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8 - Culmination: Lunda, Luba, and the Ovimbundu
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Contents

A History of West Central Africa to 1850
pp i-i

New Approaches to African History - Series page
pp ii-ii

A History of West Central Africa to 1850 - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of Maps
pp vi-vi

Maps
pp vii-xiv

Preface
pp xv-xx

Introduction
pp 1-15

1 - The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540
pp 16-55

2 - The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola
pp 56-88

3 - Ndongo and Portugal at War
pp 89-122

4 - Queen Njinga’s Struggle for Ndongo
pp 123-161

5 - The Thirty Years War Comes to Central Africa
pp 162-216

6 - The Emergence of Lunda
pp 217-266

7 - The Weight of Lunda on the West
pp 267-311

8 - Culmination: Lunda, Luba, and the Ovimbundu
pp 312-350

Epilogue
pp 351-353

Index
pp 354-366

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