Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)

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Book Description

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.

About the Author
John K. Thornton is Professor of History at Millersville University, Pennsylvania. He is also the author of Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (1998).

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History),John Thornton,Routledge,1857283937,Africa - General,Africa, West,History,History - Military / War,History, Military,Military,Military - Naval,Military - Other,Military Science,Military art and science,World - Colonial Studies,Africa,African history: c 1500 to c 1900,History / Military / General,Slavery & emancipation,Warfare & Defence,c 1500 to c 1600,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800

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