Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800

<em>Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800</em> investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade and the founding of empires.<br> It includes the discussion of: <br>: * the relationship between war and the slave trade<br> * the role of Europeans in promoting African wars and supplying African armies<br> * the influence of climatic and ecological factors on warfare patterns and dynamics<br> * the impact of social organization and military technology including the gunpowder revolution<br> * case studies of warfare in Sierra Leone the Gold Coast Benin and West Central Africa