Banana Wars
Subtitle: Power, Production, and History in the Americas (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
Contributors: Laura T. Raynolds (Contributor); Philippe Bourgois (Contributor); John Soluri (Contributor); Marcelo Bucheli (Contributor); Lawrence Grossman (Contributor); Steve Striffler (Editor); Mark Moberg (Editor)
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: November 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780822331599
Subjects: Agriculture & related industries; Cultural studies; International trade; Government & Business; Business / Economics / Finance; Business & Economics; United Fruit Company; Business/Economics; Mexico; The Americas; History; Industries - General; Anthropology/Ethnography; History, U.S.; Latin American Studies; Banana trade; Caribbean Area; South America
First sentence: Bananas represent one of the most widely traded agricultural goods in the world with annual exports valued at roughly five billion dollars (FAO 2001).