Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
- ISBN-10
- 1135365849
- ISBN-13
- 9781135365844
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-08-26
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- John K. Thornton
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
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