The land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail / Jason De León ; with photographs by Michael Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De León, Jason, 1977- author.

Contributor:

Wells, Michael, illustrator.

Series:

California series in public anthropology ; 36.

California series in public anthropology ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigration enforcement--Social aspects--Arizona.

Immigration enforcement.

Immigration enforcement--Social aspects--Mexican-American Border Region.

Border security--Social aspects--Arizona.

Border security.

Border security--Social aspects--Mexican-American Border Region.

Border security--Social aspects.

Immigration enforcement--Social aspects.

Mexico--Emigration and immigration.

Mexico.

Emigration and immigration.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

United States.

Government policy.

Arizona.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages): illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: De León, Jason. Land of open graves : living and dying on the migrant trail.

ISBN:

9780520958685

OCLC:

918941470

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.