The renowned historian David Birminghan spoke at Development Workshop’s office in Luanda on September 19, 2006. He is Emeritus Professor, School of History, University of Kent, Canterbury, England. From 1980 to 2001 he held the chair of Modern History at the University of Kent. He has written extensively on south and central Africa and Portugual including: The Decolonization of Africa (UCL Press, 1995), History of Central Africa, Volume Three (Longman, 1998), Portugal and Africa (Macmillan, 1999) and A survey of Trade and Empire in the Atlantic, 1400-1600 (Routledge, 2000).
Audio recording of David Birmingham’s talk:
SELECTED MATERIAL:
- The Portuguese Conquest of Angola (Clarendon Press, 1965) by David Birmingham.
- Trade and Conflict in Angola: The Mbundu and Their Neighbours Under the Influence of the Portuguese 1483-1790 (Clarendon Press, 1966) by David Birmingham.
- Cambridge Journals Online – Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies – David Birmingham: Trade and conflict in Angola: the Mbundu and their neighbours under the influence of the Portuguese, 1483-1790. (Oxford Studies in African Affairs.) xviii, 178 pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. 35s; purchase online here.
- A review of Angola and its Neighbors: Empire in Africa by David Birmingham; order from the Leiden African Studies Centre here.
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David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.
David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.