Pineapple Culture: A History of the Tropical and Temperate Zones Volume 10

by Gary Y. Okihiro

Book Overview

Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate U.S. and world markets. Pineapple Culture is a dazzling history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Following Gary Y. Okihiro's enthusiastically received Island World: A History of Hawai i and the United States, Pineapple Culture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520265904
• ISBN13: 9780520265905
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 7.7"