Bananas : an American history / Virginia Scott Jenkins.
Bananas : an American history / Virginia Scott Jenkins.
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Publisher
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N380.14147/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 210 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction Bananas -- 2. Politics and Bananas -- 3. Transporting Bananas -- 4. Selling Bananas -- 5. Peril and Panacea -- 6. Eating Bananas -- 7. Celebrating Bananas -- 8. Meaning of Bananas -- Appendix. Songs of Bananas.
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Publisher
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
2000.
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Summary
"In this wide-ranging history of the most popular and least expensive fruit in the United States, Virginia Scott Jenkins shows how developments in international trade and transportation enabled banana shipments from the Caribbean to reach even the most remote North American towns. She describes how public health campaigns and marketing innovations...
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Bananas : an American history / Virginia Scott Jenkins.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N380.14147/1
Record Identifier
74VvN06gEbqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvN06gEbqO
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ISBN
1560989661 (alk. paper)
9781560989660 (alk. paper)
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380.14147720973
MMS ID
991013049039702626
