Human rights along the U.S.-Mexico border : gendered violence and insecurity /
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| Imprint: | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2009. |
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| Description: | ix, 230 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7900279 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Violence at the Border: Broadening the Discourse to Include Feminism, Human Security, and Deeper Democracy
- Part I. Framing the Problems: Violence, Security, and Immigration
- Introduction to Part I
- 2. Women, Migration, and Sexual Violence: Lessons from Mexico's Borders
- 3. Human Rights Violations: Central American Immigrants at the Northeastern Mexico Border
- 4. Crime and Violence in the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands: NAFTA's Underground Economy as a Source of In/Security, with Comparisons to the EU
- 5. In the Footsteps of Spirits: Migrant Women's Testimonios in a Time of Heightened Border Enforcement
- Part II. Toward Action in Civil Society, Policy, and Transnational Policies
- Introduction to Part II
- 6. Violence against Women at the Border: Unpacking Institutions
- 7. Femicide on the Border and New Forms of Protest: The International Caravan for Justice
- 8. Transnational Advocacy Networks, International Norms, and Political Change in Mexico: The Murdered Women of Ciudad Juárez
- 9. Human Trafficking and Protections for Undocumented Victims in the United States
- Closing Perspectives
- 10. Closing Reflections: Bordering Human Rights, Social Democratic Feminism, and Broad-Based Security
- References
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Index
