Taking assimilation to heart [electronic resource] : marriages of white women and indigenous men in the United States and Australia, 1887-1937 / Katherine Ellinghaus.

Summary:

Examines marriages between white women and indigenous men in Australia and the United States between 1887 and 1937. This study uncovers striking differences between the policies of assimilation endorsed by Australia and those encouraged by the United States.

Record details

ISBN: 080325735X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780803257351 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780803218291
ISBN: 080321829X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1280550821
ISBN: 9781280550829
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 276 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:jan.13 Multi-User CatBulkString:jan.03.13 Multi-User. OldControl:muse9780803257351
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-270) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Native American education and marriages at Hampton Institute -- Interracial marriages of male Carlisle Indian school alumni -- Educated Native American men and interracial marriage -- A middle-class white woman philanthropist and interracial marriage -- The broken promise of aboriginal education in Australia -- Regulating aboriginal marriages in Victoria -- White women married to aboriginal men -- Solving the "Indian problem" in the United States -- Absorbing the "aboriginal problem" in Australia.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.