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Author Ellinghaus, Katherine

Title Taking assimilation to heart : marriages of white women and indigenous men in the United States and Australia, 1887-1937 / Katherine Ellinghaus
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiv, 276 pages) : illustrations
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
Contents 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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Interracial marriage -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Interracial marriage -- Australia -- History -- 19th century
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation -- History -- 19th century
Aboriginal Australians -- Cultural assimilation -- History -- 19th century
Indians of North America -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Women, White -- Family relationships -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Women, White -- Family relationships -- Australia -- History -- 19th century
Indians of North America -- Education -- Social aspects
Indians -- Education -- Social aspects -- United States
Indians -- Cultural assimilation -- United States -- History -- 19th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Indians -- Cultural assimilation
Aboriginal Australians -- Cultural assimilation
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation
Indians of North America -- Social conditions
Interracial marriage
Familienbeziehung
Interethnische Ehe
Soziale Situation
Assimilation Soziologie
Amérindien (peuple) -- blanc (race) -- femme -- mariage interracial -- Etats-Unis -- 19e s. (fin) -- 20e s. (1ère moitié)
Aborigène australien (peuple) -- blanc (race) -- femme -- mariage interracial -- Australie -- 19e s. (fin) -- 20e s. (1ère moitié)
autochtone -- intégration sociale -- mariage interracial -- Australie -- Etats-Unis -- 19e s. (fin) -- 20e s. (1ère moitié)
Australia
United States
Australien
USA
Aborigines.
Weiße.
Indianer.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006007395
ISBN 080325735X
9780803257351