作者:
Jason De Leon
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杰森·德莱昂 出版社: University of California Press 副标题: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail 出版年: 2015-10 页数: 384 定价: USD 29.95 装帧: Paperback ISBN: 9780520282759
In his gripping and provocative debut, 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 deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the...
In his gripping and provocative debut, 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 deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border 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.
In harrowing detail, De León chronicles the journeys of people who have made dozens of attempts to cross the border and uncovers the stories of the objects and bodies left behind in the desert.
The Land of Open Graves will spark debate and controversy.
Jason De León is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between Mexico and the United States. His academic work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including National Public Radio, the New York Times Magazine, Al Jazeera magaz...
Jason De León is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between Mexico and the United States. His academic work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including National Public Radio, the New York Times Magazine, Al Jazeera magazine, The Huffington Post, and Vice magazine. In 2013, De León was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.
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Introduction
PART ONE. THIS HARD LAND
1. Prevention Through Deterrence
2. Dangerous Ground
3. Necroviolence
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Introduction
PART ONE. THIS HARD LAND
1. Prevention Through Deterrence
2. Dangerous Ground
3. Necroviolence
PART TWO. EL CAMINO
4. Memo and Lucho
5. Deported
6. Technological Warfare
7. The Crossing
PART THREE. PERILOUS TERRAIN
8. Exposure
9. You Can’t Leave Them Behind
10. Maricela
11. We Will Wait until You Get Here
12. Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Border Patrol Apprehensions, Southern Border Sectors, 2000–2014
Appendix B. Border Patrol Apprehensions, Tucson Sector, by Distance from the Border, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
Notes
References
Index
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1891年，《哈珀新月刊》（Harper's New Monthly Magazine）刊登了一幅由美国艺术家雷明顿（Frederic Remington）绘制的插图，
标题为“渴死在沙漠”。在这幅搭配无证中国移民报道的插图中，一名戴着帽子、拿着水壶的苦力在荒凉的索诺拉沙漠痛苦挣扎。一百多年后，这幅图画再次辛辣地提醒我们，只要有人在自己的国家走投无路，薪水不足以温饱，而美国又需要廉价劳动力，迁移者就会不计代价穿越边境。
这些人宁愿抛家弃子，冒着生命危险也要穿越沙漠到另一个国家刷马桶赚取最低薪资的原因其实很明显：全球经济不平等、政治动荡、战争、饥荒、政府腐败、毒品暴力或放任下的资本主义，以及消费者对廉价商品与服务的需求。相关政治经济议题数也数不完，没有简单的政策可以解决。新的外籍劳工计划能解决美国边境问题吗？劳动监督和惩罚雇用无证移民的雇主可以阻止迁移潮吗？平衡美国和南方邻邦的贸易关系，能打消迁移者离乡背井的念头吗？还是加大对拉丁美洲的经济投资，减少边境战争的经费？这些建议一再有人提出，却始终成效不彰。
归根结底，原因还是出在美国的口是心非上，一方面需要这些能以遣返为要扶而取得的廉价劳动力，另一方面又不想让无证芳工待在国内。美国民众必须先察觉这个根本的社会经济两难，并加以解决，才有办法认真改革移民政策。然而，本书的目的并不在于解决我们的非法移民问题。这个雅题没有简单的解法。我只是想点出美国边境治安手段的伪善与不人道，同时呈现美国边境查绢措施对人身性命造成的巨大戕害。我希望揭开这个名为“威慑预防”的边境管制策略的神秘面纱，揭露一个由异质行动者构成的策略网络如何日复一日地制造许多形式复杂的暴力。当我们走到这项联邦政策的幕后，就会见到边境巡逻队的策略规划者用手里细绳操控的那些动物、致命的高温与“险恶地形”。若问我希望本书能做到什么，那便是将美国边境查缉措施刻... (查看原文)
as long as there have been desperate people who can’t make a living wage in their home country and a need for cheap labor in the United States, migrants have been willing to cross the border regardles...as long as there have been desperate people who can’t make a living wage in their home country and a need for cheap labor in the United States, migrants have been willing to cross the border regardless of the cost.(展开)
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New Holistic Anthropology
0 有用 tearoff_hu 2024-01-01 14:32:47 天津
没屎硬挤
2 有用 土土人 2018-04-17 15:49:42
"Anthropology that doesn't break your heart just isn't worth doing"
0 有用 PapillonPaul 2022-12-13 00:34:32 美国
非常好非常有意思也非常有味（对不起）——但第一学期就被塞这种过于美国的话题是否有点，😭
0 有用 Rosewood 2018-10-18 10:23:40
感觉在读现实版的CSI， 但是更黑，更暗。
0 有用 Valley 2024-04-06 19:49:41 上海
as long as there have been desperate people who can’t make a living wage in their home country and a need for cheap labor in the United States, migrants have been willing to cross the border regardles... as long as there have been desperate people who can’t make a living wage in their home country and a need for cheap labor in the United States, migrants have been willing to cross the border regardless of the cost. (展开)
0 有用 海风 2024-01-04 09:18:23 北京
the realness
0 有用 tearoff_hu 2024-01-01 14:32:47 天津
没屎硬挤
0 有用 本杰明·海瑟薇 2023-02-15 03:54:51 美国
批判的一针见血，但是作者是否考虑过在国家暴力机器后还有意识形态层面的控制？
0 有用 PapillonPaul 2022-12-13 00:34:32 美国
非常好非常有意思也非常有味（对不起）——但第一学期就被塞这种过于美国的话题是否有点，😭