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.
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Immensely informative book... adds substantially to the existing literature. --African Affairs
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This review is from: Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) (Hardcover)
Linda Heywood has written a very fine study of a critical region of Angola. Her particular contribution is to trace the background of the area back into the pre-colonial period and to carry the history of the Ovimbundu up to the present day, including the formation of the UNITA party and the history of Jonas Savimbi. This book should be read by anyone wanting to understand the Angolan civil war, especially as it is cool headed and impartial. Careful readers might note the extraordinary documentary material that Heywood has used, from archives all over the world in several languages. A monument to scholarship
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