Introduction: The historiography of slavery in the Danish-Norwegian West Indies, c. 1950-2016.

2016/10/04 by Niklas Thode Jensen, Gunvor Simonsen · 4 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Colonialism, slavery, and trade #Caribbean history, culture, and politics #Caribbean and African Literature and Culture

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/03468755.2016.1210880

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Abstract

This introduction to the special issue ‘Slavery, Servitude and Freedom in the Danish-Norwegian West Indies, 1672–1848’, edited by Niklas Thode Jensen and Vibe Maria Martens, situates the five essays in the issue in the framework provided by previous research. It begins with a historiographical overview of research carried out since c. 1950 concerning Caribbean and Danish-Norwegian West Indian racial slavery, and continues to locate the essays within this field and its recent historiographical trends. The introduction ends with a brief overview of the history of the Danish-Norwegian and later the Danish West Indies to provide the general context for the five essays.

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• Atlantic slave trade [wikipedia]
• Colonialism [wikipedia]
• History of Denmark [wikipedia]
• History of slavery [wikipedia]

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