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This book examines the role of war in shaping the African state, society, and economy. Richard J. Reid helps students understand different patterns of military organization through Africa's history; the evolution of weaponry, tactics, and strategy; and the increasing prevalence of warfare and militarism in African political and economic systems. He traces shifts in the culture and practice of war from the first millennium into the era of the external slave trades, and then into the nineteenth century, when a military revolution unfolded across much of Africa. The repercussions of that revolution, as well as the impact of colonial rule, continue to this day. The frequency of coups d'états and civil war in Africa's recent past is interpreted in terms of the continent's deeper past.

Military art and science --- Politics and war --- War and society --- War --- Civil war --- Coups d'état --- History. --- Economic aspects --- Africa --- Afrique --- History, Military. --- Colonial influence. --- Histoire militaire --- Influence coloniale --- Art et science militaires --- Politique et guerre --- Guerre et société --- Guerre --- Guerre civile --- Coups d'Etat --- History --- Histoire --- Aspect économique --- Coups d'état --- Guerre et société --- Aspect économique --- Civil wars --- Intra-state war --- Rebellions --- Government, Resistance to --- International law --- Revolutions --- Armed conflict (War) --- Conflict, Armed (War) --- Fighting --- Hostilities --- Wars --- International relations --- Society and war --- Sociology --- Civilians in war --- Sociology, Military --- War and politics --- Military power --- Military science --- Warfare --- Warfare, Primitive --- Naval art and science --- Coup d'états --- Coups (Coups d'état) --- Political science --- Social aspects --- Political aspects --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Arts and Humanities --- Coups d'etat