Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World
- ISBN-10
- 1594630380
- ISBN-13
- 9781594630385
- Series
- Banana
- Category
- Banana trade
- Pages
- 281
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Dan Koeppel
Description
From its early beginnings in Southeast Asia, to the machinations of the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica and Central America, the banana's history and its fate as a victim of fungus are explored.
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- 2016-09-08
- 346 pages
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