Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States

by John Soluri

Book Overview

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 rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana-growing regions of Central America? In this lively, interdisciplinary study, John Soluri integrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477322809
• ISBN13: 9781477322802
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"