Victor J Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5658865 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victor J Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victor J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON V J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Åbo Akademi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9773-5788 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enclaves of Exception
The mercantile history of Charlotte Amalie and Gustavia, free ports in the Danish (1672-1917) and Swedish (1784-1878) Caribbean, have existed outside of the standard purview of both national and transnational historiographies, despite the considerable attention they received by eighteenth century political and economic thought. Due to their unique legislative character, they cannot be situated easily within available historical frameworks. In con…
The Swedish Slave Trade Efforts at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century
The relatively minor imprint Sweden had on the transatlantic slave trade has been seen as one of the consequences of Sweden being a ‘failed empire’. This conception is misleading. By utilising a transimperial perspective on new research findings, the article shows that there was no lack of ambition among Swedish entrepreneurs in the context of the slave trade. The relative lack of Swedish slaving voyages rather had to do with specific circumstanc…
Contraband Trade under Swedish Colours
The article explores the emergence and workings of the free port of Gustavia, founded in 1785 shortly after the Swedish acquisition of its first Caribbean colony, St. Barthélemy. Its free trade policy was modelled closely after Dutch and Danish predecessors in the region, which had been successful for centuries as neutral marketplaces, especially during times of international conflict. An increasing field of scholars have begun reconsidering the …
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Contraband Trade under Swedish Colours
The article explores the emergence and workings of the free port of Gustavia, founded in 1785 shortly after the Swedish acquisition of its first Caribbean colony, St. Barthélemy. Its free trade policy was modelled closely after Dutch and Danish predecessors in the region, which had been successful for centuries as neutral marketplaces, especially during times of international conflict. An increasing field of scholars have begun reconsidering the …
Enclaves of Exception
The mercantile history of Charlotte Amalie and Gustavia, free ports in the Danish (1672-1917) and Swedish (1784-1878) Caribbean, have existed outside of the standard purview of both national and transnational historiographies, despite the considerable attention they received by eighteenth century political and economic thought. Due to their unique legislative character, they cannot be situated easily within available historical frameworks. In con…
The Swedish Slave Trade Efforts at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century
The relatively minor imprint Sweden had on the transatlantic slave trade has been seen as one of the consequences of Sweden being a ‘failed empire’. This conception is misleading. By utilising a transimperial perspective on new research findings, the article shows that there was no lack of ambition among Swedish entrepreneurs in the context of the slave trade. The relative lack of Swedish slaving voyages rather had to do with specific circumstanc…
Colonialism (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Economy (3 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works)