Description: A lively, interdisciplinary history of why the banana became America's most popular fresh fruit and how its popularity has affected the "banana republics" of Central America.
Brief description: John Soluri is Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Review Quotes: Soluri's volume remains distinctive for its sweeping consideration of the social, ecological and symbolic contexts of banana production and consumption...Banana Cultures remains essential reading on the social, cultural and ecological dimensions of the fruit and firms that transformed much of Central America.-- "Journal of Latin American Studies" (12/27/2021 12:00:00 AM)