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Author:

Escobar, Martha D., author.

Title:

Captivity beyond prisons : criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants / Martha D. Escobar.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Women immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
Hispanic American women--United States--Social conditions.
Women illegal aliens--United States--Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration--Women--United States.
Immigrants--Government policy--United States.
Emigration and immigration law--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : shifting the conversation from (im)migrant rights to abolition -- Understanding the roots of Latina (im)migrants' captivity -- Reinforcing gendered racial boundaries : unintended consequences of (im)migrant rights discourse -- Violent formations : criminalizing and disciplining (im)migrant women -- Domesticating (im)migration : coordinating state violence beyond the nation-state -- Emancipation is not freedom : a reflection and critique of advocacy abolition -- Conclusion : envisioning and performing freedom.

ISBN:

1477309012
9781477309018
1477308164
9781477308165

OCLC:

(OCoLC)921821790

LCCN:

2015035742

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)