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Author

Escobar, Martha D., author.

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

Publication Info.

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	First edition.
Description	1 online resource (262 pages)
	text rdacontent
	computer rdamedia
	online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references 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.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Women immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions.
	Hispanic American women -- United States -- Social conditions.
	Women noncitizens -- 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.
	Illegal immigration -- United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Escobar, Martha D. Captivity beyond prisons : criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016 9781477308165
ISBN	9781477308165 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9781477309018 (pbk. : alk. paper)
	9781477308295 (library e-book)
	9781477308301 (non-library e-book)
	9781477308295 (e-book)