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

• Autore: Carter Sarah <1954-.>
• Pubblicazione: Athabasca University Press, 2008; Edmonton [Alta.] : , : University of Alberta Press, , c2008
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 306.810971; 306.84/2209712; 306.842209712
• Soggetto topico: Marriage - Canada, Western - History - 19th century; Monogamous relationships - Canada, Western - History - 19th century; Indian women - Canada, Western - History - 19th century; Latter Day Saints - Canada, Western - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Canada, Western Social conditions 19th century
• Soggetto non controllato: monogamy; aboriginal women
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-359) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; SIX: Creating "Semi-Widows" and "Supernumerary Wives": PROHIBITING POLYGAMY IN PRAIRIE CANADA'S ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIESSEVEN: "Undigested, Conflicting and Inharmonious": ADMINISTERING FIRST NATIONS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE; EIGHT: Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The importance of being monogamous
• ISBN: 1-282-81955-0; 9786612819551; 1-897425-19-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996210085003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: West unbound.