A time before the salmon cans -- The tin can men -- Metlakatla and the Tsimshian -- From Norwegian fjords to Alaskan glaciers -- Salmon and the politics of corporate capitalism -- The immigrants are necessary but unwelcome -- The rising voices of Alaska natives -- The alaskeros -- Fighting back...

Pearl Sets the Pace tells the story of two landmark companies and a mighty dynasty. It begins in 1883, with the arrival of German brew master Otto Koehler in the bustling city of San Antonio, Texas. He establishes himself as one of the founders of a firm that eventually becomes the Pearl...

Product innovation, a decisive factor in modern economies, is usually analyzed from one point of view - that of the producers. A more realistic approach to the subject would add at least four dimensions to a consideration of the topic: the perspective of consumers and the cultural context within...