The importance of being monogamous : marriage and nation building in Western Canada to 1915 /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carter, Sarah, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2008.
Edición:First edition, first printing, 2008.
Colección:West unbound.
Temas:
1800-1899
Marriage > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Monogamous relationships > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Indian women > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Mormons > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Indigenous peoples > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Native peoples > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.
Mariage > Canada (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Monogamie > Canada (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes des Peuples autochtones > Canada (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mormons > Canada (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Autochtones > Canada (Ouest) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Indigenous peoples.
Indian women.
Marriage.
Monogamous relationships.
Mormons.
Social conditions.
Canada, Western > Social conditions > 19th century.
Canada (Ouest) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Amérique du Nord (Ouest) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Western Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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