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Author Klein, Naomi, 1970- author.

Title The Battle For Paradise : Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists / Naomi Klein.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Haymarket Books, [2018]
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Summary 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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Subject Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Puerto Rico.
Disaster relief -- Puerto Rico.
Emergency management -- Puerto Rico.
Hurricanes -- Puerto Rico.
Natural disasters -- Economic aspects -- Puerto Rico.
Sustainable development -- Puerto Rico.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.
Puerto Rico -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Puerto Rico -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
ISBN 9781608464319 (epub)
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