Author: Richard J. Reid
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521195101
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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This book examines the role of war in shaping the African state, society, and economy by tracing shifts in the culture and practice of war.
Author: Richard James Reid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781139379229
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Author: John K. Thornton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135365849
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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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
Author: William Reno
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139498657
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
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This book surveys the history of armed conflict in Africa in the period since decolonization and independence. The number of post-independence conflicts in Africa has been considerable, and this book introduces to readers a comprehensive analysis of their causes and character. Tracing the evolution of warfare from anti-colonial and anti-apartheid campaigns to complex conflicts in which factionalized armies, militias and rebel groups fight with each other and prey upon non-combatants, it allows the readers a new perspective to understand violence on the continent. The book is written to appeal not only to students of history and African politics, but also to experts in the policy community, the military and humanitarian agencies.
Author: Elizabeth Schmidt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521882389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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This book chronicles foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, helping readers understand the historical roots of Africa's problems.
Author: John Lamphear
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351960377
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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This collection of essays on pre-colonial sub-Saharan African military history is drawn from a number of academic journals and includes some which are considered milestones in African historiographical discourse, as well as others which, while lesser known, provide remarkable insight into the unique nature of African military history. Selections were made so as to produce an introduction to the understudied field of pre-colonial African military history that will be useful to specialists and non-specialists alike. The volume also contains an introduction which presents one of the first significant reviews of pre-colonial African military historiography ever attempted.
Author: Howard Whitehouse
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781869871017
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: Timothy J. Stapleton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1279
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A detailed and thorough chronological overview of the history of warfare and military structures in Africa, covering ancient times to the present day. A Military History of Africa achieves a daunting task: it synthesizes decades of specialized academic research and literature—including the most recent material—to offer an accessible survey of Africa's military history, from the earliest times to the present day. The first volume examines the precolonial period beginning with warfare in ancient North Africa including ancient Egypt and Carthage and continues through the cavalry-based Muslim empires of the trans-Sahara trade and the wars of the slave trade in West and East Africa. The second volume focuses on the wars of European colonial conquest and African resistance during the late 19th century, African participation in both world wars, and the early violent struggles for independence from the 1950s and early 1960s. The third volume explores warfare in postcolonial Africa, including coverage of the impact of the global Cold War, conflicts in Southern Africa from the 1960s to 1980s, the development of postcolonial African armed forces, and civil wars sparked by the discovery of precious resources, such as diamonds in Sierra Leone. Readers of this three-volume work will understand how warfare and military structures have been consistently central to the development of African societies.
Author: S. Weigert
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230371353
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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This study examines a political-military tradition in sub-Saharan Africa which has survived colonialism as well as the Cold War. Five modern African insurgencies are evaluated: Madagascar 1947, Kenya (Mau Mau) 1952-63, Cameroon (UPC) 1955-70, Congo/Zaire (Kwilu) 1964-8 and Mozambique (RENAMO) 1977-92. These case-studies demonstrate a persistent link between traditional African religion and contemporary nationalist movements whose political as well as military significance has frequently been underestimated and often misunderstood.
Author: William Reno
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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