Banana cultures : agriculture, consumption, and environmental change in Honduras and the United States /

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"Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, 'banana republics,' and Banana Republic clothing stores--everything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle-class fashion. But how did the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soluri, John (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021.
Edición:Revised and updated edition.
Temas:
Banana trade > Honduras.
Banana trade > Social aspects > Honduras.
Banana trade > Environmental aspects > Honduras.
Banana trade > United States.
Banana trade > Social aspects > United States.
Banane > Commerce > Honduras.
Banane > Commerce > Aspect social > Honduras.
Banane > Commerce > Aspect de l'environnement > Honduras.
Banane > Commerce > États-Unis.
Banane > Commerce > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Banana trade
Banana trade > Environmental aspects
Honduras
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Linking places of production and consumption
  • Going bananas
  • Space invaders
  • Altered landscapes and transformed livelihoods
  • Sigatoka, science, and control
  • Revisiting the green prison
  • The lives and time of Miss Chiquita
  • La Química
  • Banana cultures in comparative perspective
  • Postscript to the second edition: beyond banana cultures
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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