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Migrant deaths in the Arizona desert : la vida no vale nada / edited by Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith, Celestino Fernández, Jessie K. Finch, Araceli Masterson-Algar.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Noncitizens--Mortality--Arizona--Congresses.
- Noncitizens.
- Mortality.
- Immigration enforcement--Social aspects.
- Immigration enforcement.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- Arizona.
- Noncitizens--Mortality--Mexico--Sonora (State)--Congresses.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--Sonora (State).
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Congresses.
- United States.
- Immigration enforcement--Social aspects--Arizona--Congresses.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 302 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Migrant Deaths in the Arizona Desert addresses the tragic results of government policies on immigration. The contributors consist of a multidisciplinary group who are dedicated to the thousands of men, women, and children who have lost their lives while crossing the desert in search of a better life. Each chapter in this important new volume seeks answers to migrant deaths, speaking to the complexity of this tragedy via a range of community and scholarly approaches"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Station 1 The Markings of History
- Border Traffic and Unmarked Graves: Keynote Speech, March 13, 2008 / Claudio Lomnitz Lomnitz, Claudio 21
- Reflecting upon Violence, Injustice, and Impunity in Southeastern Arizona / Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith Rubio-Goldsmith, Raquel 27
- Station 2 Crossings
- Risk Perception and Informal Border Crossing Between Sonora and Arizona / Prescott L. Vandervoet Vandervoet, Prescott L. 53
- "Con el peso en la frente" (With the peso on their forehead): A Gendered Look at the Human and Economic Costs of Migration on the U.S.-Mexico Border / Anna Ochoa O'Leary O'Leary, Anna Ochoa 69
- Station 3 Found Remains, Missing Graves
- Migrant Deaths in the Sonora Desert: Evidence of Unsuccessful Border Militarization Efforts from Southern Arizona / Daniel E. Martínez Martínez, Daniel E. 97
- Border Migrant Deaths and the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office / Bruce O. Parks Parks, Bruce O., Eric D. Peters Peters, Eric D., Cynthia Porterfield Porterfield, Cynthia, David Winston Winston, David, Bruce E. Anderson Anderson, Bruce E. 120
- Los desaparecidos de la frontera (The disappeared on the border) / Robin Reineke Reineke, Robin 132
- Station 4 Metaphors
- A Theology of the Desert / Alex Nava Nava, Alex 153
- Metaphorical Imagery in News Reporting on Migrant Deaths / Jane Zavisca Zavisca, Jane 167
- Station 5 Expressions From the Living Dead
- Ethical and Biopotitical Dimensions of Migrancy, Life, and Death in Mexico's Southern Border / Javier Durán Durán, Javier 193
- Sin el derecho de vivir (Without the right to live): Migration Songs, Corridos, and Death / Celestino Fernández Fernández, Celestino, Jessie K. Finch Finch, Jessie K. 212
- The Cultural Presence of Death on the Arizona-Sonora Border and Beyond / James S. Griffith Griffith, James S. 244
- The Last Lords of the Border: A Hip-Hop Day of the Dead / Juan Felipe Herrera Herrera, Juan Felipe 254.
- Notes:
- Proceedings of a conference held in March 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780816532520
- 0816532524
- OCLC:
- 945169957
- Publisher Number:
- 99969320544
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