Banana Cowboys

Banana Cowboys
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9780826359438
ISBN-13 : 0826359434
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Book Synopsis Banana Cowboys by : James W. Martin

Download or read book Banana Cowboys written by James W. Martin and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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