Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
, by Thornton, John K.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780203500446 | 020350044X
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- Copyright: 11/1/2002
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires. It includes the discussion of: : * the relationship between war and the slave trade * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics * the impact of social organization and military technology, including the gunpowder revolution * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Benin and West Central Africa