The Banana: Empires, Trade Wars, and Globalization

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by James Wiley

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The banana is the world's most important fresh fruit commodity. Little more than a century old, the global banana industry began in the late 1880s as a result of technological advances such as refrigerated shipping, which facilitated the transportation of this highly perishable good to distant markets. Since its inception the banana industry has been fraught with controversy, exhibiting many of the issues underlying the basic global economic relations...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803232853

ISBN13:9780803232853

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:316 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Agricultural Sciences Americas Business Business & Investing Caribbean & West Indies Engineering Globalization Industries & Professions Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Technology Tropical Agriculture

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