"A grounded, compassionate, incisive critique of the environmental and cultural effects of neoliberal policies on Afro-indigenous, resource-dependent populations of the Central American Caribbean coast."–American Anthropologist
"Brondo's discussion of the Garifuna's ongoing identity formation in relation to land rights on regional, national, and international stages is fascinating."–
Latin American Politics "Crucially, the text interweaves political, economic, critical race and ethnic studies, and gender analysis to provide a complex account of the impact of neoliberalism on Garifuna communities."
–Mark Anderson, author of
Black and Indigenous: Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras "An excellent analysis of Garifuna resistance to neoliberalism in Honduras with particular respect to land rights under tourism development and conservation strategies."–Helen Safa, author of
The Myth of the Male Breadwinner: Women and Industrialization in the Caribbean