Desert Blood by Alicia Gaspar De Alba
Its the summer of 1998 and for 5 years over a hundred mangled and desecrated bodies have been found dumped in the Chicuahua desert outside of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the river from El Paso, Texas. The perpetrators of the ever-rising number of violent deaths target poor young women, terrifying inhabitants on both sides of the border. El Paso native Ivon Villa has returned to her hometown to adopt the baby of Cecilia, a pregnant maquilodoro worker. When Cecilia turns up strangled in the desert, Ivon is thrown into the churning chaos of abuse and murder. As the rapes of girls from the south continue, a conspiracy covers up the crimes that implicate everyone from the Maquiladora Assn. to the Border Control. Ivon's younger sister gets kidnapped and she knows that its up to her to find her. From acclaimed poet Desert Blood is a gripping thriller that ponders the effects of patriarchy, gender identity, culture, transnationalism and globalization on an intl crisis.
The Authors: Alicia de Alba is National Researcher in Education at the Center for Studies of the University (Centro de Estudios sobre la Universidad) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Edgar Gonzalez-Gaudiano is Director General of the Education and Training Center for Sustainable Development of the Ministry Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries of the Mexican Government.
Colin Lankshear, formerly Professor of Education at Queensland University of Technology, is a freelance writer and researcher living in Mexico.
Michael Peters is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Auckland.
Edgar Gonzalez-Gaudiano is Director General of the Education and Training Center for Sustainable Development of the Ministry Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries of the Mexican Government.
Colin Lankshear, formerly Professor of Education at Queensland University of Technology, is a freelance writer and researcher living in Mexico.
Michael Peters is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Auckland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781558855083 |
| ISBN 10 | 1558855084 |
| Title | Desert Blood |
| Author | Alicia Gaspar De Alba |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
| Year published | 2007-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 346 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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