The iconic American banana man of the early twentieth century—the white “banana cowboy” pushing the edges of a tropical frontier—was the product of the corporate colonialism embodied by the United Fruit Company. This study of the United Fruit Company shows how the business depended on these complicated employees, especially on acclimatizing them to life as tropical Americans.
About the author
James W. Martin is an associate professor of Latin American studies at Montana State University in Bozeman.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9780826359438 ● File size 2.5 MB ● Publisher University of New Mexico Press ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7487208 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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