John K. Thornton

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor
Affiliation	Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
Email	beepsie@worldnet.att.net
Mailing Address	Department of History Millersville University Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551 USA 306 Calvin Lane Rockville, Maryland 20851 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 717 871-2174 (at work) 301 279 0179 (at home) fax: 717-871-2485 (work) 301 279 0179 (home)
Countries of Specialization	Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo
Research Interests	Specialist in the history of pre-colonial Atlantic Africa, especially West Central Africa.
Publications	Africa and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World. (2d ed, Cambridge University Press, 1998) The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706. (Cambridge University Press, 1998) Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1400-1800. (University College of London Press/Routledge, 1999).
Keywords	West Africa ; Central Africa ; Atlantic Africa ; Kongolese.