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245 14 a| The land of open graves :b| living and dying on the migrant trail /c| Jason De Leon ; with photographs by Michael Wells.;

264 1 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2015];

300 a| 358 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| California series in public anthropology ;v| 36;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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.;

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

Author/creator	De León, Jason, 1977- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Copyright Date	©2015
Description	358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Immigration enforcement--Social aspects. --Arizona. Immigration enforcement--Social aspects. --Mexican-American Border Region. Border security--Social aspects. --Arizona. Border security--Social aspects. --Mexican-American Border Region. Mexico--Emigration and immigration. United States--Emigration and immigration. --Government policy. Mexiko.

Series	California series in public anthropology ; 36 California series in public anthropology ; 36. ^A520608
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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-348) and index.
LCCN	2015016328
ISBN	9780520282759
ISBN	9780520282742 cloth : alk. paper
ISBN	0520282744 cloth : alk. paper
ISBN	0520282752 pbk. : alk. paper
ISBN	ebook
ISBN	ebook
Standard identifier#	40025347541

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