Captivity beyond prisons : criminalization experiences of Latina (im)migrants /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Escobar, Martha D. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Women immigrants > United States > Social conditions. Hispanic American women > United States > Social conditions. Women noncitizens > United States > Social conditions. Illegal immigration > 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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.