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View article: The Emergence of Social and Political Complexity in West Central Africa
The Emergence of Social and Political Complexity in West Central Africa Open
Using new interpretations of oral traditions written in older documents, this article changes the origin of complex societies and larger kingdoms. Showing that the Kingdom of Kongo, presently believed to be the origin of large kingdoms act…
View article: Mwene Muji: A Medieval Empire in Central Africa?
Mwene Muji: A Medieval Empire in Central Africa? Open
Although the Lower Kasai was identified by Jan Vansina as a likely center for highly complex societies, he failed to recognize that sixteenth-century sources had mentioned the Empire of Mwene Muji as a large polity in that region. Studying…
View article: José da Silva Horta, Carlos Almeida and Peter Mark, eds. African Ivories in the Atlantic World, 1400–1900/Marfins Africanos no Mundo Atlântico, 1400–1900. Lisbon: Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, 2021. 705 pp. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliographies. ISBN: 9789898068361.
José da Silva Horta, Carlos Almeida and Peter Mark, eds. African Ivories in the Atlantic World, 1400–1900/Marfins Africanos no Mundo Atlântico, 1400–1900. Lisbon: Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, 2021. 705 pp. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliographies. ISBN: 9789898068361. Open
José da Silva Horta, Carlos Almeida and Peter Mark, eds. African Ivories in the Atlantic World, 1400–1900/Marfins Africanos no Mundo Atlântico, 1400–1900. Lisbon: Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa, 2021. 705 pp. Maps. Illustrati…
View article: The Florentine Relation: A Newly Discovered Sixteenth-Century Description of the Kingdom of Kongo
The Florentine Relation: A Newly Discovered Sixteenth-Century Description of the Kingdom of Kongo Open
A newly discovered Spanish description of Kongo increases our knowledge of the country, joining Filippo Pigafetta’s famous account to expand our knowledge of Kongo in this early period. This research shows that the MS was written in 1587 o…
View article: Palmares revisitado
Palmares revisitado Open
Resenha de: LARA, Silvia Hunold. Palmares & Cucaú: o aprendizado da dominação. São Paulo: EdUSP, 2021. 451 p. LARA, Silvia Hunold; e Fachin, Phablo Roberto Marchis (orgs.). Guerra contra Palmares: o manuscrito de 1678. São Paulo: Chão Edit…
View article: West African Warfare in Bahia and Cuba: Soldier Slaves in the Atlantic World, 1807–1844, by Manuel Barcia
West African Warfare in Bahia and Cuba: Soldier Slaves in the Atlantic World, 1807–1844, by Manuel Barcia Open