Banana CulturesBananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Republic clothing storeseverything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle class fashion. But how did the rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana growing regions of Central America? In this lively, interdisciplinary study, John Soluri integrates