The deportation express : a history of America through forced removal / Ethan Blue.

Author/creator Blue, Ethan author.
Format Book
PublicationOakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 422 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAmerican crossroads ; 61
American crossroads 61. ^A394740
Contents Introduction : the roots and routes of American deportation -- Building the deportation state -- Eastbound -- Westbound.
Abstract "The United States, celebrated as a nation of immigrants and the land of the free, has developed the most extensive system of imprisonment and deportation that the world has ever known. The Deportation Express looks back for the roots of the current moment, when a century ago an increasingly powerful government began to imprison and expel unprecedented numbers of people. Drawing on the lives of migrants and the agents who expelled them, it is history told from aboard a deportation train, recounting migrants' journeys around the world and into the carceral state-a troubling and increasingly common American tale"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020058518
ISBN9780520304444 hardcover
ISBN0520304446 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JV6483 .B59 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold