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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 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. The Importance of Being Monogamous has been awarded the 2008 Margaret McWilliams Award for Scholarly History by the Manitoba Historical Society. A winner of the scholarly and academic book award at the Alberta Book Publishing Awards 2009. 2009 Clio Winner in Regional History, Canadian Historical Association. Copyright: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA). It may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided that the original author is credited. Available from Athabasca University Press: http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120144

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