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The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail
- Title
- The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.
- Author
- De León, Jason, 1977-
- Publication
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
- ©2015
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Details
- Description
- 358 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Anthropologist Jason De León sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time--the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves reveals the suffering and death that take place daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States. Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De León uses an innovative combination of ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and forensic science to produce a scathing critique of 'Prevention through Deterrence, ' the federal border enforcement policy that encourages migrants to cross in areas characterized by extreme environmental conditions and high risk of death. For two decades, this policy has failed to deter border crossers while successfully turning the rugged terrain of southern Arizona into a killing field"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- California series in public anthropology ; 36
- Uniform Title
- California series in public anthropology ; 36.
- Subjects
- United States
- Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
- Gewalt
- Opfer
- Einwanderung
- Grenzschutz
- United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy
- Mexiko
- Border security > Social aspects > Arizona
- Border security > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
- Mexico > Emigration and immigration
- Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Arizona
- Ethnologie
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
- Contents
- Prevention through deterrence -- Dangerous ground -- Necroviolence -- Memo and Lucho -- Deported -- Technological warfare -- The crossing -- Exposure -- You can't leave them behind -- Maricela -- We will wait until you get here.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-5927
- ISBN
- 9780520282742
- 0520282744
- 9780520282759
- 0520282752
- 9780520958685 (canceled/invalid)
- 0520958683 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015016328
- 40025347541
- OCLC
- 908448301
- Author
- De León, Jason, 1977- author.
- Title
- The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.
- Publisher
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- California series in public anthropology ; 36California series in public anthropology ; 36.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40025347541
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-5927