Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800
- ISBN-10
- 1857283929
- ISBN-13
- 9781857283921
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 194
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- John Kelly Thornton
Description
This book investigates the impact of warfare on the history of Africa in the period of the slave trade. It is a unique and important examination of the phenomenon of African warfare.
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