Cambridge University Press
Human Empire : Mobility and Demographic Thought in the British Atlantic World, 1500-1800
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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
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
| Author: John K. Thornton |
| Publisher: Routledge |
| Publication Date: Aug 26, 1999 |
| Number of Pages: 208 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 1857283929 |
| ISBN-13: 9781857283921 |
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