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020    1568588992|q(hardcover) 
020    9781568588995|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1084409569 
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100 1  Morales, Ed,|d1956-|eauthor. 
245 10 Fantasy island :|bcolonialism, exploitation, and the 
       betrayal of Puerto Rico /|cEd Morales. 
246 30 Colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBold Type Books,|c2019. 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    vii, 344 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-322) and 
       index. 
505 0  A brief history of US colonialism in Puerto Rico -- Clear 
       and present danger: prelude to the crisis -- The diablo in
       derivatives: borrowing to meet basic needs -- Bond 
       emissions, corruption, and betrayal: how two governments 
       failed Puerto Rico -- PROMESA = pobreza -- Status update? 
       -- Hurricane María destroys the commonwealth fantasy -- 
       The Trump factor: vultures, lobbyists, and disaster 
       capitalism -- The art of resistance -- Fantasy's end. 
520    "Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has 
       served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and 
       exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. 
       The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to 
       ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane María, as the 
       physical destruction compounded the infrastructure 
       collapse and trauma inflicted by the debt crisis. In 
       Fantasy Island, Ed Morales traces how, over the years, 
       Puerto Rico has served as a colonial satellite, a Cold War
       Caribbean showcase, a dumping ground for US manufactured 
       goods, and a corporate tax shelter. He also shows how it 
       has become a blank canvas for mercenary experiments in 
       disaster capitalism on the frontlines of climate change, 
       hamstrung by internal political corruption and the US 
       federal government's prioritization of outside financial 
       interests. Taking readers from San Juan to New York City 
       and back to his family's home in the Luquillo Mountains, 
       Morales shows us the machinations of financial and 
       political interests in both the US and Puerto Rico, and 
       the resistance efforts of Puerto Rican artists and 
       activists. Through it all, he emphasizes that the only way
       to stop Puerto Rico from being bled is to let Puerto 
       Ricans take control of their own destiny, going beyond the
       statehood-commonwealth-independence debate to complete 
       decolonization."--Page [2] of cover. 
611 27 Hurricane Maria (2017)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst02002745 
648  7 2000-2099|2fast 
650  0 Puerto Ricans|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Hurricane Maria, 2017. 
650  0 Capitalism|zPuerto Rico|xHistory. 
650  7 Capitalism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00846425 
650  7 Economic history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00901974 
650  7 Politics and government.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919741 
650  7 Puerto Ricans.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01083707 
651  0 Puerto Rico|xHistory. 
651  0 Puerto Rico|xPolitics and government|y21st century. 
651  0 Puerto Rico|xEconomic conditions|y21st century. 
651  7 Puerto Rico.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205432 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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