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The battle for paradise : Puerto Rico takes on the disaster capitalists
Author
Title
The battle for paradise : Puerto Rico takes on the disaster capitalists / Naomi Klein.
ISBN
9781608463572
1608463575
9781608465866
1608465861
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
xi, 80 pages ; 17 cm
Summary
"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, New York Times 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."--Page [4] of cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2024
Contents
A solar oasis
Invasion of the Puertopians
An island weary of outside experiments
"Welcome to magic land"
Shock-after-shock-after-shock doctrine
Desperation, distraction, despair, and disappearance
The islands of sovereignty converge
Race against time.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Nonfiction.
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