{"product_id":"warfare-in-atlantic-africa-1500-1800-paperback","title":"Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn K. Thornton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires.\u003cbr\u003e It includes the discussion of: \u003cbr\u003e: * the relationship between war and the slave trade\u003cbr\u003e * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies\u003cbr\u003e * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics\u003cbr\u003e * the impact of social organization and military technology, including the gunpowder revolution\u003cbr\u003e * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, Benin and West Central Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn K. Thornton is Professor of History at Millersville University, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (Cambridge, 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107880865927,"sku":"9781857283938","price":108.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/68fae0449c8de63ef95162a67eca5453.webp?v=1732460587","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/warfare-in-atlantic-africa-1500-1800-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}