9780521123976-0521123976-Warfare in African History (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 6)

Warfare in African History (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 6)

ISBN-13: 9780521123976
ISBN-10: 0521123976
Edition: 1
Author: Richard J. Reid
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 212 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521123976
ISBN-10: 0521123976
Edition: 1
Author: Richard J. Reid
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 212 pages

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Warfare in African History (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 6) (ISBN-13: 9780521123976 and ISBN-10: 0521123976), written by authors Richard J. Reid, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other African History books. You can easily purchase or rent Warfare in African History (New Approaches to African History, Series Number 6) (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used African History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.54.

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This book examines the role of war in shaping the African state, society, and economy. Richard J. Reid helps students understand different patterns of military organization through Africa's history; the evolution of weaponry, tactics, and strategy; and the increasing prevalence of warfare and militarism in African political and economic systems. He traces shifts in the culture and practice of war from the first millennium into the era of the external slave trades, and then into the nineteenth century, when a military revolution unfolded across much of Africa. The repercussions of that revolution, as well as the impact of colonial rule, continue to this day. The frequency of coups d'états and civil war in Africa's recent past is interpreted in terms of the continent's deeper past.

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