Overview
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 Hawai`i 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Gary Y Okihiro
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Volume: 10
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780520265905
ISBN 10: 0520265904
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 02 June 2009
Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Seamlessly fusing geography with anthropology, horticulture with international politics, Okihiro draws a comprehensive portrait of how a singular fruit can unite a world. --Booklist Take a lesson from this wondrous tropical fruit and read on. --Natural History Superbly researched and girded by a strong theoretical framework. --Choice It is certainly a good read. --Agricultural History
Seamlessly fusing geography with anthropology, horticulture with international politics, Okihiro draws a comprehensive portrait of how a singular fruit can unite a world. Booklist 20090501 Take a lesson from this wondrous tropical fruit and read on. Natural History 20090601 Superbly researched and girded by a strong theoretical framework. Choice 20100401 It is certainly a good read. Agricultural History 20110207 Okihiro's narrative is filled with juicy tidbits of pineapple lore. Natural History 20110603 Okihiro's global approach is fascinating. -- Chana Kraus-Friedberg Canadian Journal Of History 20110627
Seamlessly fusing geography with anthropology, horticulture with international politics, Okihiro draws a comprehensive portrait of how a singular fruit can unite a world. --Booklist Take a lesson from this wondrous tropical fruit and read on. --Natural History Superbly researched and girded by a strong theoretical framework. --Choice
Author Information
Gary Y. Okihiro is Professor of International and Public Affairs and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University. Among his books are Island World: A History of Hawai'i and the United States (UC Press) and Common Ground: Reimagining American History.
