Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500-1800

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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