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Escobar, Martha D.,

Captivity beyond prisons : criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants / [electronic resource] Martha D. Escobar. - First edition. - 1 online resource (262 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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: 9781477308295 (library e-book) 9781477308301 (non-library e-book) 9781477308295 (e-book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women immigrants--Social conditions.--United States
Hispanic American women--Social conditions.--United States
Women noncitizens--Social conditions.--United States
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.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JV6347 / .E73 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 365/.4308968073