John K Thornton, "Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

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John K Thornton, \"Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 (Warfare and History)\"
Publisher: Routledge | 1999 | ISBN 1857283929 | PDF | 208 pages | 1.8 MB

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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