Martin, James W.,  1972- <br/><br/>
Banana cowboys :  the United Fruit Company and the culture of corporate colonialism / 
James W. Martin. 
 - Albuquerque :  University of New Mexico Press,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: ways of living, ways of knowing --  From scramblers for fruit to banana empire, 1870-1930 --  Tropical vexations --  Corporate welfarism meets the tropics --  Wandering foci of infection --  Becoming banana cowboys --  Serving science on the side --  Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> This study of the United Fruit Company shows how the business depended on these complicated employees, especially on acclimatizing them to life as tropical Americans. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826359438 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017035240 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United Fruit Company.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Banana trade--Political aspects--Latin America.<br/>Banana trade--Political aspects--Caribbean Area.<br/>Corporations--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Imperialism--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9259  / .B363 2018