Pineapple Culture - A History of the Tropical and Temperate Zones (Paperback)

Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate U.S. and world markets. "Pineapple Culture "is a dazzling history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Following Gary Y. Okihiro's enthusiastically received "Island World: A History of Hawaii and the United States, Pineapple Culture "continues to upend conventional ideas about history, space, and time with its provocative vision. At the center of the story is the thoroughly modern tale of Dole's "Hawaiian" pineapple, which, from its island periphery, infiltrated the white, middle-class homes of the continental United States. The transit of the pineapple brilliantly illuminates the history and geography of empires--their creations and accumulations; the circuits of knowledge, capital, labor, goods, and the cultures that characterize them; and their assumed power to name, classify, and rule over alien lands, peoples, and resources.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	California World History Library, 10
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Gary Y. Okihiro
Dimensions:	197 x 145 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26590-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-520-26590-4
Barcode:	9780520265905

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