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Captivity Beyond Prisons: Criminalization Experiences of Latina (Im)migrants
Martha D. Escobar
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Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Today the United States leads the world in incarceration rates. The country increasingly relies on the prison system as a fix for the regulation of societal issues. Captivity Beyond Prisons is the first full-length book to explicitly link prisons and incarceration to the criminalization of Latina (im)migrants. Starting in the 1990s, the United States saw tremendous expansion in the number of imprisoned (im)migrants, specifically Latinas/os. Consequently, there was also an increase in the number of deportations. In addition to regulating society, prisons also serve as a reproductive control strategy, both in preventing female ... Read more
Today the United States leads the world in incarceration rates. The country increasingly relies on the prison system as a fix for the regulation of societal issues. Captivity Beyond Prisons is the first full-length book to explicitly link prisons and incarceration to the criminalization of Latina (im)migrants. Starting in the 1990s, the United States saw tremendous expansion in the number of imprisoned (im)migrants, specifically Latinas/os. Consequently, there was also an increase in the number of deportations. In addition to regulating society, prisons also serve as a reproductive control strategy, both in preventing female ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
417 g
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309018
SKU
V9781477309018
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About Martha D. Escobar
Martha D. Escobar is an assistant professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge.
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