Banana cowboys : the United Fruit Company and the culture of corporate colonialism

James W. Martin

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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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Martin, James W.
Publisher:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press
Subject:	United Fruit Company \| Banane \| Banana \| Multinationales Unternehmen \| Transnational corporation \| Globalisierung \| Globalization \| Kolonialismus \| Colonialism \| Imperialismus \| Imperialism \| Geopolitik \| Geopolitics \| Sozialpolitik \| Social policy \| Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen \| International economic relations \| Mittelamerika \| Central America \| Karibischer Raum \| Caribbean countries \| USA \| United States
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Extent:	x, 252 Seiten Illustrationen
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-0-8263-5942-1 ; 978-0-8263-5943-8
Classification:	USA
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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