Empire in Africa : Angola and its neighbors /
David Birmingham.
- Athens : Ohio University Press, c2006.
- ix, 190 p. : map ; 22 cm.
- Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 84 .
- Research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 84. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.
The idea of empire -- Wine, women, and war -- Merchants and missionaries -- A Swiss community in highland Angola -- The case of Belgium and Portugal -- Race and class in a "fascist" colony -- The death throes of empire -- Destabilizing the neighborhood -- Carnival at Luanda -- The struggle for power -- A journey through Angola.