Bananas : how the United Fruit Company shaped the world
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Edinburgh ; New York : [Berkeley, Calif.?] : Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 224 pages : map ; 21 cm.
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Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
338.7 CHA
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338.7 CHA
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Published
Edinburgh ; New York : [Berkeley, Calif.?] : Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published as: Jungle capitalists.
General Note
Map on lining papers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-215) and index.
Description
In this gripping exploration of corporate manuevering and subterfuge, Peter Chapman shows how the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized power and influence of today's multinational companies. Bananas! is a sharp and lively account of the rise and fall of this infamous company, arguably the most controversial global corporation ever -- from the jungles of Costa Rica to the dramatic suicide of its CEO, who leapt from an office on the forty-fourth floor of the Pan Am building in New York City. From the marketing of the banana as the first fast food, to the companyś involvement in an invasion of Honduras, the Bay of Pigs crisis, and a bloody coup in Guatemala, Chapman weaves a dramatic tale of big business, political deceit, and outright violence to show how one company wreaked havoc in the "banana republics" of Central America, and how terrifyingly similar the age of United Fruit is to our age of rapid globalization.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chapman, P. (2007). Bananas: how the United Fruit Company shaped the world (1st American ed.). Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Peter. 2007. Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World. Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Peter. Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Peter. Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World 1st American ed., Canongate ; Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2007.
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