The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster

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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. Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 A Solar Oasis......Page 11 Invasion of the Puertopians......Page 18 An Island Weary of Outside Experiments......Page 23 “Welcome to Magic Land”......Page 26 Shock-After-Shock-After-Shock Doctrine......Page 31 Desperation, Distraction, Despair, and Disappearance......Page 36 The Islands of Sovereignty Converge......Page 42 Race Against Time......Page 46 Acknowledgments......Page 49 About the author......Page 53 Back Cover......Page 55