Jason M Colby: 2 books
Orca
How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Since the release of the documentary Blackfish in 2013, millions around the world have focused on the plight of the orca, the most profitable and controversial display animal in history. Yet, until now, no historical account has explained how we came to care about killer whales in the first place....
The Business of Empire
United Fruit, Race, and U.S. Expansion in Central America
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
The link between private corporations and U.S. world power has a much longer history than most people realize. Transnational firms such as the United Fruit Company represent an earlier stage of the economic and cultural globalization now taking place throughout the world. Drawing on a wide range of...