12 articles in this issue
Louise W. Lindhagen
ABSTRACTThe article examines how the Danish historian Knud J.V. Jespersen (1942-) has constructed the conception of time in Stat og Nation from 1992. Especially, Jespersen’s periodization is analytically emphasised. This periodization is used to present t... see more
Bertel Nygaard
ABSTRACTTHEATER AS MASS EDUCATION:JOHAN LUDVIG HEIBERG’S VAUDEVILLES FROM THE 1820’S AND 1830’SThe vaudevilles written by the Danish poet and editor Johan Ludvig Heiberg during the 1820’s and 1830’s were light comedies, successfully aimed at a mass audien... see more
René Karpantschof, Flemming Mikkelsen
“PETITIONS AND DEMOCRACY IN DENMARK 1835-1899”“Petitions and democracy in Denmark 1835-1899” examines the use of petitions by the Danish population in the 19th century. It does so on the basis of a database recording of 218 major petitions where civic gro... see more
Hans Schultz Hansen
ENGLISH ABSTRACTThe crucial revolutionary act during the Schleswig-Holstein rising of 1848 was the coup against the Rendsburg fortress, led by Prince Frederik of Noer on March 24th. A reconstruction of this has to build upon contemporary reports from Dani... see more
Andreas Marklund
DIE FOR DENMARKTHE NARRATIVE OF PATRIOTIC SACRIFICE IN DANISH PUBLIC DISCOURSE,1940-2012The narrative of patriotic sacrifice is a significant element in the formation of national community and identity. Citizens who have perished in wars and conflicts hav... see more
Henry Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen
CONTAINMENT AND ROLL BACK: THE DIPLOMATIC CENSORSHIPBY DANISH AUTHORITIES OF NEWS COVERAGE OF US MILITARYACTIVITIES IN GREENLAND, 1951-1963After World War II, the United States increased its military presence in Greenland, thus squeezing the Danish Govern... see more
Palle Svensson
Claus Friisberg
Dino Knudsen
Iben Bjørnsson
Claus Møller Jørgensen
Martin Alm