Migration and Disruptions: Toward a Unifying Theory of Ancient and Contemporary Migrations

363 Pages·2015·3.76 MB·English

by  Brenda J. Baker

Migration and Disruptions
University Press of Florida
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers
Florida International University, Miami
Florida State University, Tallahassee
New College of Florida, Sarasota
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University of Florida, Gainesville
University of North Florida, Jacksonville
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University of West Florida, Pensacola

Migration and
Disruptions
Toward a Unifying Theory of Ancient
and Contemporary Migrations
Edited by
Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda
University Press of Florida
Gainesville · Tallahassee · Tampa · Boca Raton
Pensacola · Orlando · Miami · Jacksonville · Ft. Myers · Sarasota
Copyright 2015 by Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Migration and disruptions : toward a unifying theory of ancient and contemporary
migrations / edited by Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8130-6080-4
1. Human beings—Migrations. 2. Social sciences—Emigration and immigration.
3. Emigration and immigration. I. Baker, Brenda J., editor. II. Tsuda, Takeyuki, editor.
GN370.M52 2015
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2015004616
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Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Part I. A Conceptual Framework
Introduction: Bridging the Past and Present in Assessing Migration 3
Brenda J. Baker and Takeyuki Tsuda
1. Unifying Themes in Studies of Ancient and Contemporary
Migrations 15
Takeyuki Tsuda, Brenda J. Baker, James F. Eder, Kelly J. Knudson,
Jonathan Maupin, Lisa Meierotto, and Rachel E. Scott
Part II. Past Perspectives
2. The Anglo-Saxon Migration: An Archaeological Case Study of
Disruption 33
Catherine Hills
3. Religious Disruption and the Islamic Conquest of Andalucía 52
Sonia Zakrzewski
4. Causes and Consequences of Migration in Epiclassic Northern
Mesoamerica 73
Christopher S. Beekman
5. The Debated Role of Migration in the Fall of Ancient Teotihuacan in
Central Mexico 97
George L. Cowgill
6. Migration as a Response to Environmental and Political Disruption:
The Middle Horizon and Late Intermediate Periods in the South-
Central Andes 123
Kelly J. Knudson and Christina Torres-Rouff
Part III. Modern Perspectives
7. “Disruption,” Use Wear, and Migrant Habitus in
the Sonoran Desert 145
Jason De León, Cameron Gokee, and Anna Forringer-Beal
8. Environmental Disruption as a Consequence of Human Migration:
The Case of the U.S.-Mexico Border 179
Lisa Meierotto
9. Rethinking “Causation” and “Disruption”: The Environment-
Migration Nexus in Northern Ethiopia 196
James Morrissey
10. Migration and Disruption on Palawan Island, the Philippines:
A Comparison of Two Cases 223
James F. Eder
11. Unequal in the Court of Public Opinion: Mexican and Asian
Immigrant Disruptions in the United States 243
Takeyuki Tsuda
12. Perceptions of Disruption: Media Representations and Medical Staffs’
Perceptions of Undocumented Immigrants’ Impact on Healthcare
Services in Post–SB 1070 Arizona 270
Jonathan Maupin
13. Conclusion: Migration and Disruptions from Prehistory to
the Present 296
Takeyuki Tsuda and Brenda J. Baker
List of Contributors 333
Index 337
Figures
3.1. Location of Écija in southern Iberia 54
3.2. Example of an emarginate patella 62
3.3. Plot of principal components analyses of Écija crania relative to
comparative sample means 64
4.1. Map of northern Mesoamerica, showing states, sites,
and regions 74
5.1. Aerial view of the central part of Teotihuacan 102
5.2. Selected archaeological sites in Mesoamerica 103
5.3. Selected archaeological sites and major lakes in and near the Basin
of Mexico 105
6.1. Map of the study area in the south-central Andes 124
6.2. Middle Horizon period snuff tray with Tiwanaku iconography from
the Solcor-3 cemetery 128
6.3. Multidimensional scaling plot of Mean Measure of Divergence
(biological distance) between cemeteries 133
7.1. Map of study area on the Mexico-Arizona border 148
7.2. Typical items carried by migrants 149
7.3. Migrant stations 150
7.4. Use wear on shoes 160
7.5. A woman’s blistered foot 160
7.6. Bottles recovered from a migrant station 162
7.7. Braces, clothing, and shoes with biological traces 164
7.8. Writing farewell messages on the backpacks of people preparing to
cross the border 165
viii · Figures
7.9. BK-03 before and after cleanup 167
7.10. Comparison of whole backpacks with recovered backpack
components from BK-03 168
12.1. Perceptions of immigrants’ disruption on the economy 285
12.2. Perceptions of immigrants’ disruption on healthcare costs 286
12.3. Perceptions of which population group accounts for the greatest
proportion of uncompensated healthcare costs 287
12.4. Perceptions of healthcare reform and access 287
12.5. Perceptions of treatment and immigration actions for
undocumented immigrants requiring long-term care 288
12.6. Perceptions of documentation status and healthcare operations 288
Tables
6.1. Comparison of mean radiogenic strontium isotope values from San
Pedro de Atacama cemeteries 130
7.1. Border patrol apprehensions, 2000–2012 146
7.2. Artifact counts at BK-03 and comparable sites 170
12.1. Newspapers included in the sample 278
12.2. Codes regarding SB 1405 279
12.3. Frequency of themes regarding SB 1405 281