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The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: California series in public anthropology ; 36Publication details: Oakland : University of California Press, 2015.Description: 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780520282742 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780520282759 (paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 325.73 23
LOC classification:
  • JV6475 .D4 2015
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.
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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books HIPSIR Library <strong>Processing Center:<br>This book is currently being catalogued by the Deputy Librarian.</strong> JV<br>Colonies and colonization.<br>Emigration and immigration.<br>International migration JV 6475 DEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donation for MSD 115254
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.

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.

"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.

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