Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

In the vein of Mark Kurlansky's bestselling Salt and Cod, a gripping chronicle of the myth, mystery, and uncertain fate of the worldâ‚¬s most popular fruit

In this fascinating and surprising exploration of the bananaâ‚¬s history, cultural significance, and endangered future, award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel gives readers plenty of food for thought. Fast-paced and highly entertaining, Banana takes us from jungle to supermarket, from corporate boardrooms to kitchen tables around the world. We begin in the Garden of Edenâ‚¬"examining scholarsâ‚¬ belief that Eveâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“appleâ‚¬Â was actually a bananaâ‚¬" and travel to early-twentieth-century Central America, where aptly named â‚¬Å“banana republicsâ‚¬Â rose and fell over the crop, while the companies now known as Chiquita and Dole conquered the marketplace. Koeppel then chronicles the bananaâ‚¬s path to the present, ultimatelyâ‚¬"and most alarminglyâ‚¬"taking us to banana plantations across the globe that are being destroyed by a fast-moving blight, with no cure in sightâ‚¬"and to the high-tech labs where new bananas are literally being built in test tubes, in a race to save the worldâ‚¬s most beloved fruit.
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780452290082
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-12-30
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780452290082

Country	USA
Brand	Plume
Manufacturer	Plume
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780452290082
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-12-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780452290082

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

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