9781857283921-1857283929-Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)

Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)

ISBN-13: 9781857283921
ISBN-10: 1857283929
Edition: 1
Author: John K. Thornton
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 208 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781857283921
ISBN-10: 1857283929
Edition: 1
Author: John K. Thornton
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 208 pages

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Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History) (ISBN-13: 9781857283921 and ISBN-10: 1857283929), written by authors John K. Thornton, was published by Routledge in 1999. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other African History (Americas History, Naval, Military History, Engineering) books. You can easily purchase or rent Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History) (Hardcover) 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 $0.3.

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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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