The Banana: Empires, Trade Wars, and Globalization - At Table

The banana is the world's most important fresh fruit commodity. Little more than a century old, the global banana industry began in the late 1880s as a result of technological advances such as refrigerated shipping, which facilitated the transportation of this highly perishable good to distant markets. Since its inception the banana industry has been fraught with controversy, exhibiting many of the issues underlying the basic global economic relations that first emerged in the era of European colonialism. Perhaps more than any other agricultural product, the banana reflects the evolution of the world economy. At each stage changes in the global economy manifested themselves in the economic geography of banana production and trade. This remains true today as neoliberal imperatives drive the globalization process and mandate freer trade, influencing the patterns of the transatlantic banana trade.

ISBN:	9780803232853
Publisher:	Nebraska Paperback
Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Published date:	25 Feb 2010
DEWEY:	338.174772
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	352
Weight:	484g
Height:	232mm
Width:	153mm
Spine width:	26mm

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