The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada in 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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Main Author: Sarah Carter (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Athabasca University Press 2008
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