num_pages: 384
description: No disaster is a singular event. Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, not just the effects of the wind or the rain, but delving into what followed: state failure, social abandonment, capitalization on human misery, and the collective trauma produced by the botched response. The book links the devastation to colonialism.
language: English
title: Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm
publisher: Haymarket Books