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The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail

Title
  1. The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.
Published by
  1. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
  2. ©2015
Author
  1. De León, Jason, 1977-

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Description
  1. 358 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "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
  1. California series in public anthropology ; 36
Uniform title
  1. California series in public anthropology ; 36.
Subject
  1. Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Arizona
  2. Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
  3. Border security > Social aspects > Arizona
  4. Border security > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
  5. Einwanderung
  6. Grenzschutz
  7. Gewalt
  8. Opfer
  9. Ethnologie
  10. Mexico > Emigration and immigration
  11. United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy
  12. Mexiko
  13. United States
Contents
  1. 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
  1. JFE 16-5927
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
Author
  1. De León, Jason, 1977- author.
Title
  1. The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.
Publisher
  1. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Copyright date
  1. ©2015
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. California series in public anthropology ; 36
  2. California series in public anthropology ; 36.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2015016328
Other standard identifier
  1. 40025347541
ISBN
  1. 9780520282742 cloth : alk. paper
  2. 0520282744 cloth : alk. paper
  3. 9780520282759 pbk. : alk. paper
  4. 0520282752 pbk. : alk. paper
  5. 9780520958685 ebook
  6. 0520958683 ebook
Research call number
  1. JFE 16-5927
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