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Fantasy Island - Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico (Hardcover)
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Fantasy Island - Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico (Hardcover)
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For the last century, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground
for the most aggressive and exploitative U.S. economic, political,
and social policies. The devastation was laid bare by Hurricane
Maria in 2017, which exposed how the island as a whole was
deteriorating, and the merciless path of destruction created by the
island's debt crisis could no longer be covered up. In Fantasy
Island, journalist Ed Morales uncovers the roots of the crisis. The
island has been a colonial satellite, a dumping ground for U.S.
manufactured goods, a tax shelter, and now a blank canvas for
disaster capitalism on the frontlines of climate change. The
suffering and struggle of Puerto Ricans is colossal evidence of the
colonial wound the U.S. has inflicted on much of Latin America, and
a nagging harbinger of the potential fate of the rest of the United
States. Morales takes readers from San Juan to New York City and
back, showing us both the machinations of financial leaders and
politicians in the U.S. and the resistance efforts of activists in
Puerto Rico. The fate of Puerto Rico depends on how it survives the
critical years ahead, and Fantasy Island is a necessary account of
the forces that brought the island to its knees.
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