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Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
John K. Thornton
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Description for Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
Paperback. Examines the role and impact of warfare in west Africa during the period of the slave trade and the founding of the Empire. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in European expansion, slavery and slave trade, African history, colonial history, and for military historians. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
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
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Warfare and History
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857283938
SKU
V9781857283938
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Ref
99-2
About John K. Thornton
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).
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