Jungle capitalists : a story of globalisation, greed and revolution / Peter Chapman.
Jungle capitalists : a story of globalisation, greed and revolution / Peter Chapman.
Jungle capitalists : a story of globalisation, greed and revolution / Peter Chapman.
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Publisher
Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Canongate, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N338.17477/ 2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
1 From the memory of men -- 2 Lament for a dying fruit -- 3 Roots of empire -- 4 Monopoly -- 5 The banana man -- 6 Taming the enclave -- 7 Banana republics -- 8 On the inside -- 9 Coup -- 10 'Betrayal' -- 11 Decline and fall -- 12 Old and dark forces -- Epilogue : united fruit world....
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Publisher
Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Canongate, 2007.
Place of Publication
Scotland
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"In this book, Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized greed of today's multinational companies." "The story has its source in United Fruit's nineteenth-century beginnings in the jungles of Costa Rica. What follows is a damning examination of the company's policies: fro...
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Jungle capitalists : a story of globalisation, greed and revolution / Peter Chapman.
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Illustrations on lining papers.
Includes index.
Bibliography : p.211-215.
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N338.17477/ 2
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74VK7r4jXA5A
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ISBN
184195909X (hbk.) :
9781841959092 (hbk.) :
DDC
338.174772098
MMS ID
991022849549702626
