Bibliograph

The importance of being monogamous, marriage and nation building in Western Canada to 1915, Sarah Carter

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The importance of being monogamous, marriage and nation building in Western Canada to 1915, Sarah Carter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The importance of being monogamous

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

302055704

Responsibility statement

Sarah Carter

Series statement

The West unbound : social and cultural studies series,, 1915-819X

Sub title

marriage and nation building in Western Canada to 1915

Summary

Sarah Carter reveals the pioneering efforts of the government, legal, and religious authorities to impose the "one man, one woman"model of marriage upon Mormons and Aboriginal people in Western Canada. This lucidly written, richly researched book revises what we know about marriage and the gendered politics of late 19th century reform, shifts our understanding of Aboriginal history during that time, and brings together the fields of Indigenous and migrant history in new and important ways

Table Of Contents

Cover Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; ONE: Creating, Challenging, Imposing, and Defending the Marriage "Fortress"; TWO: Customs Not in Common: THE MONOGAMOUS IDEAL AND DIVERSE MARITAL LANDSCAPE OF WESTERN CANADA; THREE: Making Newcomers to Western Canada Monogamous; FOUR: "A Striking Contrast ... Where Perpetuity of Union and Exclusiveness is Not a Rule, at Least Not a Strict Rule": PLAINS ABORIGINAL MARRIAGE; FIVE: The 1886 "Traffic in Indian Girls" Panic and the Foundation of the Federal Approach to Aboriginal Marriage and Divorce

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