| Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 Contributor(s): Thornton, John K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857283929 ISBN-13: 9781857283921 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Africa - General - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 99030002 |
| Lexile Measure: 1880 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.04 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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. |