| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Warfare and history |
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Warfare and history.
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| Contents |
Cavalries of the Savannah -- War in the rivers: Senegambia and Sierra Leone -- War in the forest: the Gold Coast -- Horses, boats and infantry: the Gap of Benin -- War on the Savannah: west central Africa -- War, slavery and revolt: African slaves and soldiers in the Atlantic world |
| Summary |
Warfare in Atlantic Africa provides a detailed examination of the way in which the war was conducted. This study covers the whole region systematically from original sources. It also includes the relationship between warfare and the slave trade. 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-184) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- Africa, West -- History
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HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial.
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Military art and science
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Krieg
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Oorlogvoering.
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Slavernij.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, West -- History, Military
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Atlantic Coast (Africa) -- History, Military
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| Subject |
Africa -- Atlantic Coast
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West Africa
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Zentralafrika -- West
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
99030002 |
| ISBN |
9780203500446 |
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020350044X |
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9781857283921 |
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1857283929 |
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9781857283938 |
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1857283937 |
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9781135365844 |
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1135365849 |
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9781135365790 |
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1135365792 |
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9781135365837 |
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1135365830 |
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