book "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World"
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"Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" is a non-fiction book that examines the political, economic, and social impact of the United Fruit Company on global trade, Latin American history, and modern corporate power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World | 3 |
| book "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" Context triple: [United Fruit Company, subjectOf, book "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World"]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" Target entity description: "Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World" is a non-fiction book that examines the political, economic, and social impact of the United Fruit Company on global trade, Latin American history, and modern corporate power.
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A.
Going Bananas
"Going Bananas" is a British comedy film featuring Norman Wisdom in one of his characteristically slapstick, lighthearted roles.
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B.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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C.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
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D.
The Big Guava
The Big Guava is a popular nickname for Tampa, Florida, highlighting the city's historical ties to the guava fruit and its playful echo of New York's "Big Apple" moniker.
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E.
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Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Peter Chapman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
banana republics in Central America
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corporate interventions in Latin American politics ⓘ labor conditions on banana plantations ⓘ |
| examines |
impact of United Fruit Company on global trade
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legacy of United Fruit Company in modern multinationals ⓘ nationalization and decline of United Fruit Company ⓘ role of propaganda and public relations in corporate image ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic impact of banana trade
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history of multinational corporations ⓘ political influence of United Fruit Company ⓘ relationship between corporations and U.S. foreign policy ⓘ role of United Fruit Company in Latin America ⓘ |
| genre |
business history
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economic history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in business and politics ⓘ students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | United Fruit Company ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
Latin American history
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United Fruit Company ⓘ banana trade ⓘ corporate power ⓘ globalization ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Canongate Books ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| timeToRead | medium-length ⓘ |
| title | Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World ⓘ |
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