Banana Cowboys : The United Fruit Company and the Culture of Corporate Colonialism /

This study of the United Fruit Company shows how the business depended on these complicated employees, especially on acclimatizing them to life as tropical Americans.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Martin, James W., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United Fruit Company.
Imperialism > Economic aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
Corporations > Political aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Imperialisme > Aspect economique.
Societes > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Banane > Commerce > Aspect politique > Caraïbes (Region)
Banane > Commerce > Aspect politique > Amerique latine.
Corporations > Political aspects > United States.
Banana trade > Political aspects > Caribbean Area.
Banana trade > Political aspects > Latin America.
United States.
Latin America.
Caribbean Area.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Amerique latine.
United States > Foreign relations > Latin America.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: ways of living, ways of knowing
  • From scramblers for fruit to banana empire, 1870-1930
  • Tropical vexations
  • Corporate welfarism meets the tropics
  • Wandering foci of infection
  • Becoming banana cowboys
  • Serving science on the side
  • Conclusion.

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