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<\/h6>\n<\/h6>\nIn his gripping and provocative debut, anthropologist Jason De Le\u00f3n sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time\u2014the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves<\/em> reveals the suffering and deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the United States.<\/p>\n Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De Le\u00f3n uses an innovative combination of ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and forensic science to produce a scathing critique of \u201cPrevention through Deterrence,\u201d the federal border enforcement policy that encourages migrants to cross in areas characterized by extreme environmental conditions and high risk of death. For two decades, this policy has failed to deter border crossers while successfully turning the rugged terrain of southern Arizona into a killing field.<\/p>\n In harrowing detail, De Le\u00f3n chronicles the journeys of people who have made dozens of attempts to cross the border and uncovers the stories of the objects and bodies left behind in the desert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jason De Le\u00f3n <\/strong>is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project<\/em>, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between Mexico and the United States. His academic work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including National Public Radio, the New York Times Magazine, Al Jazeeramagazine, The Huffington Post, and Vice magazine. In 2013, De Le\u00f3n was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nAbout the author:<\/h4>\n