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For the Health of the Enslaved
Niklas Thode Jensen
其他書名
Slaves, Medicine and Power in the Danish West Indies, 1803-1848
出版Museum Tusculanum Press, 2012
主題History / GeneralHistory / Europe / GeneralHistory / Modern / 19th CenturyMedical / Health Care DeliverySocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Slavery
ISBN87635317129788763531719
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hTfgYUIhfeAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋With the abolition of the Danish slave trade in the early years of the nineteenth century, slave health became a central concern in the Danish West Indies [ Now U.S. Virgin Islands ] as plantation owners and colonial administrators were no longer able to replenish an enslaved population decimated by high mortality rates with new imports from Africa. On this background, Niklas Thode Jensen explores the health conditions of the enslaved workers and the health policies initiated by the colonial government to safeguard the enslaved workforce. Through a series of case studies the author demonstrates how the Danish West Indian government implemented policies of medical control concerning the enslaved, but also that this did not take place without resistance. Opposing perceptions of health and interests of economy and security clashed in the colonial situation. The investigations reveal that in a comparative Caribbean perspective, Danish West Indian health policies were often quite unique and successful, but also that the health of the enslaved was a contested field staging an ongoing power struggle between the planters, the colonial administration and the slaves themselves in the waning years of human bondage in the New World. Niklas Thode Jensen is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, The SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen. Publisher's note.