Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[Jusionyte] writes movingly of the collaborative efforts between Nogales, in Arizona, and its counterpart across the border, Nogales, Sonora—the two towns’ fire departments have frequently called upon one another for aid. Jusionyte explores the sister towns bisected by the border from many angles in this illuminating and poignant exploration of a place and situation that are little discussed yet have significant implications for larger political discourse.” * Publishers Weekly *
“
Threshold takes the reader close to realities so easily overlooked that no public figure has even gotten around to lying about them.” * Inside Higher Education *
"This volume explores the dilemmas faced by paramedics and firefighters along the US–Mexico border as they try to balance their responsibilities as lifesavers with the demands of the laws that govern the border areas in which they work." * Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *
“A staggering work of public anthropology, one that is richly detailed, finely argued, and written in an engaging, even captivating style that brings the reader right to the frontlines of the so-called ‘hostile environments’ and ‘tactical infrastructures’ that now mark the US-Mexico border.”
* Public Anthropologist *
"A timely book that will appeal to academic and public audiences interested in a more nuanced understanding of security and humanitarianism on the border." * Medical Anthropology Quarterly *
"This book is a remarkable socio-historical-anthropological study of the war-zone landscape of the US/Mexico border."
* Political and Legal Anthropology Review *
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION
Dead End
Treacherous Terrain
First Due to the Border
Binational Security
Toxic Statecraft
Politics of Wounding and of Rescue
PART ONE: ANKLE ALLEY
Nogales, Arizona, Mexico
Fence Jumpers
Tactical Infrastructure
Por Otro Lado
Overpaid Tomato Pickers
Accidental Violence
PART TWO: DOWNWIND, DOWNHILL, DOWNSTREAM
Brotherhood
Red Tape
Maquiladora
Acid Rain
Road to Rocky Point
Staging
Security of the Future
PART THREE: WILDLAND
Load Vehicles
The Man in Black Dress Pants
Bound by Law
Watchouts
Aid Is Not a Crime
Land of Many Uses
Some Pill to Help Us Walk
EPILOGUE: THE GREAT NEW WALL
About This Project
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Notes
References
Index
