Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The land of open graves

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells

Series statement

California series in public anthropology, 36

Sub title

living and dying on the migrant trail

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

Table Of 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

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