Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico by Ed

Description: Fantasy Island by Ed Morales The tragedy of US involvement in Puerto Rico, tracing the decades of economic and political exploitation that led to the debt crisis, hobbled the hurricane recovery efforts, and forced the island into a state of despair. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 islands 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. Author Biography Ed Morales is a journalist who has investigated New York City electoral politics, police brutality, street gangs, grassroots activists, and the Latino arts and music scene. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Miami Herald, San Francisco Examiner, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Jacobin, and The Nation. Morales has also appeared on CNN, Hispanics Today, Urban Latino, HBO Latino, CNN Espanol, WNBC-TVs Visiones, WABCs Tiempo, BBC television and radio, and the Fox Morning News in Washington D.C. He has lectured at Bowdoin College, Vanderbilt University, University of New Mexico, West Chester College in Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Hunter College, Wooster College of Ohio, NYU, and the University of Connecticut. Ed Morales is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia Universitys Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, and occasionally appears as a host on WBAI-FM. He lives in New York City. Review "[An] eye-opening economic and political history... [Moraless] technical yet impassioned polemic will persuade those with a keen interest in the subject."--Publishers Weekly"Ambitious, intimidating, and beautiful...This book will be particularly important to readers with a connection to Puerto Rico and useful and thought-provoking to anyone else seeking to understand capitalisms past, present, and future."--Library Journal"Ed Morales has put together a compelling indictment of U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico, based on journalistic and academic sources as well as his personal experiences as a New York-born Puerto Rican who cares deeply about his ancestral homeland. His work is an engaging, compassionate, well-documented, and crisply written analysis of the political, economic, and demographic downturn of the Island, after more than a decade of economic recession and almost two years since hurricane Maria."--Jorge Duany, author of Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know "The hurricanes, the debt, the depopulation. Ed Morales has written an urgent, fascinating, and impassioned portrait of Puerto Rico, the worlds oldest colony."--Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Long Description 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 islands 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. Review Quote "The hurricanes, the debt, the depopulation. Ed Morales has written an urgent, fascinating, and impassioned portrait of Puerto Rico, the worlds oldest colony."-- Daniel Immerwahr , author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Promotional "Headline" The tragedy of US involvement in Puerto Rico, tracing the decades of economic and political exploitation that led to the debt crisis, hobbled the hurricane recovery efforts, and forced the island into a state of despair. Details ISBN1568588992 Author Ed Morales Year 2019 ISBN-10 1568588992 ISBN-13 9781568588995 Format Hardcover Imprint PublicAffairs,U.S. Subtitle Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 15 Halftones, black & white Pages 352 DEWEY 972.95 Short Title Fantasy Island Language English US Release Date 2019-10-17 Publication Date 2019-10-17 UK Release Date 2019-10-17 Publisher PublicAffairs,U.S. Audience General NZ Release Date 2020-01-13 AU Release Date 2020-01-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125394510;

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