Medical legal violence : health care and immigration enforcement against Latinx noncitizens / Meredith Van Natta.
| Author/creator | Van Natta, Meredith author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : New York University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xi, 241 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Latina/o sociology series Latina/o sociology series. ^A1348767 |
| Contents | States of injury: exception, emergency, and exclusion -- Hostile terrain: shifting ground and anti-immigrant assemblages -- Immigration federalism and healthcare surveillance in a progressive jurisdiction -- "No safe zones": criminalizing patients and providers in the Nuevo South -- Medical legal consciousness in the "crimmigration age". |
| Abstract | "This book argues that punitive federal immigration policies in the United States lead to "medical legal violence" that unites criminal law, immigration enforcement, and healthcare policy in ways that undermine the health of many Latinx immigrants and implicate the safety-net healthcare institutions and personnel that provide their care"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2022036090 |
| ISBN | 9781479807390 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1479807397 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781479807420 paperback |
| ISBN | 1479807427 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JV6483 .V36 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |