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Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives
Peter Orner
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Description for Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives
library. The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by injustice across the world. Series: Voice of Witness. Num Pages: 385 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Millions of undocumented immigrants live in the United States under constant threat of imprisonment or deportation. They survive underground, with little protection from exploitation by human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Underground America presents the remarkable oral histories of men and women struggling to carve out a life in the United States.
Among the narrators:
Farid, an Iranian-American business owner who employs a number of American citizens while he himself remains undocumented. A critic of the Iranian government, he fears for his safety if he is deported to his native country.
Diana, who along with thousands of ... Read more
Millions of undocumented immigrants live in the United States under constant threat of imprisonment or deportation. They survive underground, with little protection from exploitation by human smugglers, employers, or law enforcement. Underground America presents the remarkable oral histories of men and women struggling to carve out a life in the United States.
Among the narrators:
Farid, an Iranian-American business owner who employs a number of American citizens while he himself remains undocumented. A critic of the Iranian government, he fears for his safety if he is deported to his native country.
Diana, who along with thousands of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Verso United Kingdom
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
Series
Voice of Witness
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786632876
SKU
V9781786632876
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Peter Orner
Peter Orner edited Underground America and co-edited Hope Deferred, and is the author of four books of fiction, including the novels The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo and Love and Shame and Love. His most recent book, Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge, was a New York Times Editor's Choice and named a Favorite Book of 2013 by the Wall ... Read more
Reviews for Underground America: Narratives of Undocumented Lives
“In a time when history is told in cheap television reenactments, if at all, and personal tragedy is gobbled up in rapidly digestible magazine photos and reality shows, this project goes against the grain.” – Guardian