Fearless necessary reporting . . . Klein exposes the ‘battle of
utopias’ that is currently unfolding in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico”
(Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) “We
are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and María unmasked the
colonialism we face in Puerto Rico, and the inequality it fosters,
creating a fierce humanitarian crisis. Now we must find a path forward
to equality and sustainability, a path driven by communities, not
investors. And this book explains, with careful and unbiased
reporting, only the efforts of our community activists can answer the
paramount question: What type of society do we want to become and who
is Puerto Rico for?” —Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan,
Puerto Rico In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and
ultrarich “Puertopians” are locked in a pitched struggle over how
to remake the island. In this vital and startling investigation,
bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of
shock politics and disaster capitalism seek to undermine the
nation’s radical, resilient vision for a “just recovery.” All
royalties from the sale of this book in English and Spanish go
directly to JunteGente, a gathering of Puerto Rican organizations
resisting disaster capitalism and advancing a fair and healthy
recovery for their island. “Klein chronicles the extraordinary
grassroots resistance by the Puerto Rican people against neoliberal
privatization and Wall Street greed in the aftermath of the island’s
financial meltdown, of hurricane devastation, and of Washington’s
imposition of an outside control board over the most important U.S.
colony.” —Juan González, cohost of Democracy Now! and author of
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
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Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781608464319
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter