Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 ebook download John Kelly Thornton

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

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.

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Title of ebook: Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
ISBN: 9780203559208
parent-ISBN: 9781857283938
Publisher: UCL Press
Published: 08-1999
Released online for download: 08-26-1999
Author of eBook: Thornton, John Kelly

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