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The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists

The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists - Library Binding

by Naomi Klein
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Availability:In StockContributor:Naomi KleinPublish date:2018-06-05Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:Haymarket BooksISBN-13:9781608465866ISBN-10:1608465861UPC:9781608465866Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Public PolicyBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin American, Regional PlanningSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC0Z38F88E

"We are in a fight for our lives. Hurricanes Irma and Mar?a 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 Yul?n Cruz, Mayor of San Juan

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. For more information, visit http: //juntegente.org/.

Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, documentary filmmaker and author of the international bestsellers No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, and No Is Not Enough.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Haymarket BooksISBN-13:9781608465866ISBN-10:1608465861UPC:9781608465866Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Public PolicyBook Topic:Caribbean & Latin American, Regional PlanningSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC0Z38F88E

Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, documentary filmmaker and author of the international bestsellers No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, and No Is Not Enough.

She is Senior Correspondent for The Intercept, and contributor to the Nation Magazine. She is also a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and her writing appears widely in such publications as The New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian. Klein is a member of the board of directors for climate-action group 350.org and one of the organizers behind Canada's Leap Manifesto, a blueprint for a rapid and justice-based transition off fossil fuels. In November 2016 she was awarded Australia's prestigious Sydney Peace Prize for, according to the prize jury, "inspiring us to stand up locally, nationally and internationally to demand a new agenda for sharing the planet that respects human rights and equality."

Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages.


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