RT Book
T1 The land of open graves: living and dying on the migrant trail
T2 California series in public anthropology
JF California series in public anthropology
A1 De León, Jason 1977-
A2 Wells, Michael 1954-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of California Press
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/824037146
AB "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
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN a
SN 0520282752
SN 0520282744
SN 9780520282759
SN 9780520282742
K1 Immigration enforcement : Social aspects : Arizona
K1 Immigration enforcement : Social aspects : Mexican-American Border Region
K1 Border security : Social aspects : Arizona
K1 Border security : Social aspects : Mexican-American Border Region
K1 Mexico : Emigration and immigration
K1 United States : Emigration and immigration : Government policy
K1 USA : Einwanderung : Grenzschutz : Gewalt : Opfer : Sozialpsychologie : Mexiko
K1 Mexiko : Grenzgebiet : USA : Einwanderung : Grenzschutz