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Beyond Disaster : Building Collective Futures in Puerto Rico.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rosario, Melissa L.
Series:
Critical Insurgencies Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ethnology--Puerto Rico.
Ethnology.
Puerto Rico--Social conditions--21st century.
Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico--Colonial influence.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (197 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Chicago : Northwestern University Press, 2025.
Summary:
"Beyond Disaster: Building Collective Futures in Puerto Rico is an immersive account of the challenges and possibilities that emerge for those committed to growing alternatives out of the ruins of disaster capitalism"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue: The Heart Space
Introduction: Another Country
Part 1. Debts: A Metaphysics of Colonialism
Shouldering the Crisis
School Closures and Student Strikes
Displacement and Land Privatization
Part 2. Truth Wealth: Pathways Toward Liberation
Comedores Sociales: Feeding Mutual Aid
Patio Taller: Crafting Afro-Diasporic Possibilities
La Colmena Cimarrona: Farming for Freedom
El Hormiguero: An Okupa in Santurce
El Llamado: Sustaining Movements over the Long Haul
Sprouting Ancestral Futures: CEPA's Healing Justice Practice
Conclusion: Embodying Freedom, a Praise Song
Coda: Sovereignty and Coliberation in Times of Climate Justice
Appendix: Privileges and Responsibilities for Islanders and Diasporic Boricuas.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CC BY-NC-ND
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8101-4675-4
OCLC:
1492972674
Access Restriction:
Open Access Unrestricted online access

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