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BananasPeter Chapman
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Bananas

232 pagesFirst published 20075 editions
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In this exploration of corporate maneuvering and subterfuge, journalist Chapman shows how the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized power and influence of today's multinational companies. This infamous company was arguably the most controversial global corporation ever--from the jungles of Costa Rica to the dramatic suicide of its CEO, who leapt from an office on the 44th floor of the Pan Am building in New York City. From the marketing of the banana as the first fast food, to the company's involvement in an invasion of Honduras, the Bay of Pigs crisis, and a…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionCanongate Books2022—9781838859763
EditionCanongate Books2022—9781838857875
EditionGrove/Atlantic, Incorporated2014—9780802192004
PaperbackCanongate U.S.20092409781847671943
HardcoverCanongate U.S.20082729781841958811
Banana tradeBananasCorrupt practicesHistoryInternational business enterprisesSocial aspectsSocial aspects of BananasUnited Fruit Company