Colonialism and Codification: A Legal History of the Caribbean and the Americas Volume 47

by Peter Berg

When Christopher Columbus (circa 1451-1506) arrived at the Bahamas in 1492, it could hardly be predicted that this would result in the most dramatic upheaval in the history of the American continent and the nearby islands. The encounter with the new world inaugurated an era of conquest, colonisation, and economic exploitation by European powers that would last for several centuries. Large numbers of Europeans settled in these newly acquired territories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462363315
• ISBN13: 9789462363311
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Eleven International Publishing
• Length: 350 Pages