Hypergraph Representations: A Study of Carib Attacks on Colonial Forces, 1509-1700

Journal of Historical Network Research

Jimmy Mans¹  Corinne Hofman¹  Ulrik Brandes²  Termeh Shafie²  David Schoch² 

[1] Leiden University;University of Konstanz

关键词: Network Analysis;    Directed Hypergraph;    Centrality;    Colonization;    Caribbean Ethnohistory;   

DOI  :  10.25517/jhnr.v1i1.6

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)

【 摘 要 】

Network data consisting of recorded historical events can be represented as hyper-graphs where the ties or events can connect any number of nodes or event related attributes. In this paper, we perform a centrality analysis of a directed hypergraph representing attacks by indigenous peoples from the Lesser Antilles on European colonial settlements, 1509–1700. The results of central attacks with respect to at- tacked colonial force, member of attack alliances, and year and location of attack are discussed and compared to a non-relational exploratory analysis of the data. This comparison points to the importance of a mixed methods approach to enhance the analysis and to obtain a complementary understanding of a network study.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-ND