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Response to Gary Okihiro, “Of space/time and the pineapple”.

The article looks at the time, spatial, and geographical aspects of the study of Atlantic and global history. It responds to the article "Of space/time and the pineapple" by Gary Y. Okihiro, which appears elsewhere in the issue. Particular focus is given to Okihiro's discussion of the history of the...

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Published in:Atlantic Studies Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 103 - 106
Main Author: Mather, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2014
Subjects:
Atlantic studies
Historiography
Spacetime
Pineapple
Okihiro, Gary, 1945-
History
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article looks at the time, spatial, and geographical aspects of the study of Atlantic and global history. It responds to the article "Of space/time and the pineapple" by Gary Y. Okihiro, which appears elsewhere in the issue. Particular focus is given to Okihiro's discussion of the history of the pineapple. Other topics include pineapple symbolism, exploitation, and botanical classification.