Introduction: The historiography of slavery in the Danish-Norwegian West Indies, c. 1950-2016. Issue 4 (19th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jensen, Niklas Thode; Simonsen, Gunvor
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of history. Volume 41:Issue 4/5(2016)
• Page Start: 475
• Page End: 494
• Publication Date: 2016-10-19
• Subjects: historiography -- Danish-Norwegian West Indies -- history of slavery; Scandinavia -- History -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 948
• DOI: 10.1080/03468755.2016.1210880
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0346-8755

Abstract

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.