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River of Conquest : colonial encounters in the N' dongo Kingdom of Central West Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Boeyens, J. C. A. (Jan C. A.)
dc.contributor.advisor Behrens, J. P.
dc.contributor.author E'Silva, Jorge Hayes
dc.date.accessioned 2012-03-19T11:51:10Z
dc.date.available 2012-03-19T11:51:10Z
dc.date.issued 2011-07
dc.identifier.citation E'Silva, Jorge Hayes (2011) The river conguest : colonial encounter in the N' dongo Kingdom of Central West Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5543> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5543
dc.description.abstract Portuguese global expansion was initiated by the capture of Cueta in 1415. Voyages of discovery along the West African coast ensued, resulting in the conquest and colonisation of the N’Dongo Kingdom. This dissertation comprises an archaeological survey of the Lusitanian Empire in the Republic of Angola. The Portuguese first established a settlement at Luanda in 1576, after which they set forth into the interior, following the Kwanza River upstream. The strategy for conquest was to take possession of the river with the objective to control the indigenous population, subjugate the N’gola, and, ultimately, to reach the silver mines at Cambambe. Various settlements developed along the margins of the river with associated forts and churches. Fortifications dominated the landscape while the churches expressed religious idealism. Social contact between the Mbundu people and the Portuguese at the colonial frontier is discussed. Post-colonial theory is used as the research methodology. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (iii, 116 leaves) : illustrations (some color) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Eurocentricism en
dc.subject Post colonial theory en
dc.subject N'gola en
dc.subject Mbundu en
dc.subject Conquest en
dc.subject Colonialism en
dc.subject Lusitanian empire en
dc.subject Portuguese expansion en
dc.subject Kwanza river en
dc.subject Social contact en
dc.subject.ddc 967.301
dc.subject.lcsh Novais, Paulo Dias de, d. 1589 en
dc.subject.lcsh Angola -- Civilisation en
dc.subject.lcsh Angola -- History -- 1482-1648 en
dc.subject.lcsh Luanda (Luanda, Angola) en
dc.subject.lcsh Portugal -- History -- 16th century. en
dc.subject.lcsh Mbundu (African people) en
dc.title River of Conquest : colonial encounters in the N' dongo Kingdom of Central West Africa en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Anthropology and Archaeology
dc.description.degree M.A. (Archaeology)


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