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Afro Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice: Decolonizing Feminisms

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Afro Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice: Decolonizing Feminisms is a groundbreaking work that examines the intersection of race, gender, and class in the environmental justice movement in Puerto Rico. Through a series of case studies and interviews, the book highlights the experiences of Afro Puerto Rican women who are working to protect their communities from environmental hazards.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of the environmental justice movement in Puerto Rico, with a focus on the role of Afro Puerto Rican women. The second part examines the specific experiences of Afro Puerto Rican women who are working to address environmental hazards in their communities. The third part explores the theoretical implications of the book's findings, and argues for a decolonial feminist approach to environmental justice.

Afro Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice: Decolonizing Feminisms is an essential read for anyone interested in the environmental justice movement, race and gender studies, or Puerto Rican studies.

Making Livable Worlds: Afro-Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice (Decolonizing Feminisms)

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Dr. Yarimar Bonilla is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York. She is the author of Island Power: Puerto Rican Women in the Independence Movement and the co-editor of Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History since 1898.

"Afro Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice: Decolonizing Feminisms is a powerful and important book that breaks new ground in the field of environmental justice. Bonilla's research is meticulous and her writing is clear and engaging. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of race, gender, and class in the environmental justice movement." - Dr. Ruth Gomberg-Munoz, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

"Afro Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice: Decolonizing Feminisms is a timely and necessary contribution to the growing body of scholarship on environmental justice. Bonilla's work is theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, and she provides a nuanced understanding of the complex challenges faced by Afro Puerto Rican women in their борьбе for environmental justice. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in social movements, environmental justice, or Puerto Rican studies." - Dr. Melissa Checker, Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York University