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John K. Thornton
Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 [PDF ebook]

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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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Format PDF ● Seiten 208 ● ISBN 9780203500446 ● Verlag Taylor and Francis ● Erscheinungsjahr 2002 ● herunterladbar 6 mal ● Währung EUR ● ID 2293997 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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