Banana Cultures Agriculture Consumption and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States 1st Edition by John Soluri ISBN 0292712561 9780292712560

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ISBN 10: 0292712561
ISBN 13: 9780292712560
Author: John Soluri

Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, “banana republics,” and Banana Republic clothing stores—everything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle-class fashion. But how did the rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana-growing regions of Central America? In this lively, interdisciplinary study, John Soluri integrates agroecology, anthropology, political economy, and history to trace the symbiotic growth of the export banana industry in Honduras and the consumer mass market in the United States.

Beginning in the 1870s when bananas first appeared in the U.S. marketplace, Soluri examines the tensions between the small-scale growers, who dominated the trade in the early years, and the shippers. He then shows how rising demand led to changes in production that resulted in the formation of major agribusinesses, spawned international migrations, and transformed great swaths of the Honduran environment into monocultures susceptible to plant disease epidemics that in turn changed Central American livelihoods. Soluri also looks at labor practices and workers’ lives, changing gender roles on the banana plantations, the effects of pesticides on the Honduran environment and people, and the mass marketing of bananas to consumers in the United States. His multifaceted account of a century of banana production and consumption adds an important chapter to the history of Honduras, as well as to the larger history of globalization and its effects on rural peoples, local economies, and biodiversity.

Banana Cultures Agriculture Consumption and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Origins of the Banana Trade

• The Beginnings of Banana Cultivation in Central America
• The Rise of the United Fruit Company and Its Monopoly
• The Expansion of Banana Plantations in Honduras
• Early Environmental and Labor Impacts

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Chapter 2: Bananas, Land, and Labor in Honduras

• Agricultural Practices in Honduran Banana Plantations
• The Relationship Between Land Ownership and Production
• Labor Systems: From Indigenous Workers to Migrant Labor
• Working Conditions on Banana Plantations

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Chapter 3: The Banana as a Global Commodity

• Bananas as a Mass-Produced Crop: Industrialization and Standardization
• Marketing and Distribution Networks in the U.S. and Beyond
• The Rise of the Banana in American Households
• Cultural Symbolism of Bananas in U.S. Consumption

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Chapter 4: The Environmental Footprint of Banana Production

• Deforestation and Land Use Changes in Honduras
• Soil Degradation and the Impact of Pesticides
• The Environmental Consequences of Large-Scale Banana Cultivation
• Case Studies: Ecological Damage in Banana-Producing Regions

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Chapter 5: Health, Labor, and the Politics of Bananas

• Health Impacts on Workers in Honduras: Pesticide Exposure and Disease
• Labor Movements and Strikes in Banana Plantations
• The Political Economy of the Banana Industry: Corporate Power vs. Workers’ Rights
• Consumer Awareness and Changing Attitudes Toward Fair Trade Bananas

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Chapter 6: The Rise of the American Banana Market

• The Role of Supermarkets and Mass Retailing in Banana Consumption
• Bananas as a Staple Food in the American Diet
• The Banana as a Symbol of American Imperialism
• Marketing and the Creation of Consumer Demand

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Chapter 7: Banana Wars and Environmental Resistance

• The Banana Wars: Trade Conflicts Between the U.S., European Union, and Latin America
• Environmental Movements and Anti-Corporate Activism in Honduras
• The Development of Fair Trade and Organic Bananas
• Campaigns for Sustainability and Ethical Consumption

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Chapter 8: The Decline of the United Fruit Company and Its Legacy

• The Fall of the United Fruit Company: Economic and Political Shifts
• The Transition to Other Corporate Models in Banana Production
• The Continuing Struggle for Workers’ Rights and Environmental Sustainability
• Reflections on the Legacy of the Banana Industry in Honduras and the U.S.

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Chapter 9: Bananas in the Twenty-First Century

• Current Trends in Banana Production and Global Trade
• The Future of Banana Cultivation: Climate Change and Disease Threats (e.g., Panama Disease)
• The Role of Transnational Corporations in the Modern Banana Market
• Emerging Alternatives and Sustainable Practices in the Banana Industry

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Conclusion: The Cultural and Environmental Impact of Bananas

• The Interconnectedness of Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change
• Lessons Learned from the Banana Industry and Its Global Impact
• The Future of Bananas in a Changing World Economy and Environment

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