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ISBN | 9781857283938 |
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Autor | Thornton John K. |
Vydavatel | Taylor & Francis |
Jazyk | english |
Vazba | Paperback |
Rok vydání | 1999 |
Počet stran | 212 |
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