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Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 - Paperback

by John K. Thornton
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Availability:In StockContributor:John K. ThorntonSeries:Warfare and HistoryTheme:Chronological Period/16th Century, Chronological Period/17th Century, Chronological Period/18th Century, Cultural Region/African, Cultural Region/West AfricaPublish date:8/26/1999Pages:212
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781857283938ISBN-10:1857283937UPC:9781857283938Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, AfricaSize:9.21 x 6.17 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCC6N8X165

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 investigates 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

Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781857283938ISBN-10:1857283937UPC:9781857283938Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, Military, AfricaSize:9.21 x 6.17 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCC6N8X165
John K. Thornton is Professor of History at Millersville University, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (Cambridge, 1998).
Publisher: Routledge

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