Sociopolitics of migrant death and repatriation : perspectives from forensic science / Krista E. Latham, Alyson J. O'Daniel, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Latham, Krista E., editor.

O'Daniel, Alyson, editor.

Series:

Bioarchaeology and social theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic osteology.

Dead--Identification.

Dead.

Human skeleton--Identification.

Human skeleton.

Noncitizens.

Illegal immigration.

Undocumented immigrants.

Genre:

Field guides.

Physical Description:

xx, 177 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer , [2018].

Contents:

Introduction / Alyson J. O'Daniel, Krista E. Latham

All That Remains / Adriana Paramo

Capitalism and Crisis in Central America / Dawn Paley

Naming State Crimes, Naming the Dead: Immigration Policy and "The New Disappeared" in the United States and Mexico / Christine Kovic

Loss, Uncertainty, and Action: Ethnographic Encounters with Families of the Missing in the Central America-Mexico-United States Corridor / Wendy A. Vogt

The Geography of Migrant Death: Implications for Policy and Forensic Science / Gabriella Soto, Daniel E. Martínez

Follow the Power Lines Until You Hit a Road: Contextualizing Humanitarian Forensic Science in South Texas / Alyson J. O'Daniel

Digging, Dollars, and Drama: The Economics of Forensic Archeology (sic)and Migrant Exhumation / Krista E. Latham, Ryan Strand

Expanding the Role of Forensic Anthropology in a Humanitarian Crisis: An Example from the USA-Mexico Border / Angela Soler, Jared S. Beatrice

Identifying Difference: Forensic Methods and the Uneven Playing Field of Repatriation / Eric J. Bartelink

Bodies in Limbo: Issues in Identification and Repatriation of Migrant Remains in South Texas / Timothy P. Gocha, M. Katherine Spradley, Ryan Strand

Dialog Across States and Agencies: Juggling Ethical Concerns of Forensic Anthropologists North of the US-Mexico Border / Cate E. Bird, Justin Maiers

Charting Future Directions / Krista E. Latham, Alyson J. O'Daniel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319618652

9783319618654

OCLC:

988287075