Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm

The concept of "aftershocks" is used in the context of earthquakes to describe the jolts felt after the initial quake, but no disaster is a singular event.

Aftershocks of Disaster examines the lasting effects of hurricane Maria, 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.

Editors: Yarimar Bonilla / Marisol LeBrón
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Page Count: 170pp
Size: 5.75 x 8.75 x 1.25
Notes: softcover
Date of Publication: September 24, 2019
ISBN: 978-1642590302