Colonialism and Codification
Berg, Peter van den 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
t...