The Pineapple from Domestication to Commodification : re-presenting a global fruit /

The pineapple's 'discovery' by European colonisers in the late fifteenth century and its remarkable global trajectory - from an early modern object of rarity, desire, and horticultural innovation to a cheap, canned consumable and fair-trade logo today - is a story of modern globalisat...

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Other Authors: Avery, Victoria (Editor), Calaresu, Melissa (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : British Academy, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Proceedings of the British Academy ; 273.
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Summary:The pineapple's 'discovery' by European colonisers in the late fifteenth century and its remarkable global trajectory - from an early modern object of rarity, desire, and horticultural innovation to a cheap, canned consumable and fair-trade logo today - is a story of modern globalisation.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781836249627 (electronic bk.)
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