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Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)
Warfare in Atlantic Africa 15001800 - Warfare and History Author:John K. Thornton 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 o... more »f 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.« less