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...
| Основен автор: | Carter, Sarah, 1954- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Edmonton :
University of Alberta Press,
2008.
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| Издание: | 1st ed. |
| Серия: |
West unbound, social and cultural studies (Online)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=309647 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Importance of being monogamous. |
Съдържание:
- 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.