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

"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 migran...

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Main Author: De León, Jason (Author)
Contributors: Wells, Michael (Illustrator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2015]
In: California series in public anthropology (36)
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Border security > Social aspects > Arizona
Border security > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Arizona
Immigration enforcement > Social aspects > Mexican-American Border Region
Mexico > Emigration and immigration
Mexiko > Grenzgebiet > USA > Einwanderung > Grenzschutz
USA > Einwanderung > Grenzschutz > Gewalt > Opfer > Sozialpsychologie > Mexiko
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:358 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:0520282752
0520282744
9780520282759
9780520282742