Taking Assimilation to Heart: Marriages of White Women and Indigenous Men in the United States and Australia, 1887-1937

by Katherine Ellinghaus

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Taking Assimilation to Heart examines marriages between white women and indigenous men in Australia and the United States between 1887 and 1937. In these settler societies, white women were expected to reproduce white children to keep the white race "pure"--hence special anxieties were associated with their sexuality, and marriages with indigenous men were rare events. As such, these interracial marriages illuminate the complicated social,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803224877

ISBN13:9780803224872

Release Date:March 2009

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Cultural Discrimination & Racism History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Native American Studies Race Relations Specific Demographics Women in History

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