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Framing the bride [electronic resource] : globalizing beauty and romance in Taiwan's bridal industry / Bonnie Adrian.

By: Adrian, Bonnie, 1970-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003Description: xiii, 297 p. : ill. ; cm.Subject(s): Wedding supplies and services industry -- Taiwan | Weddings -- Taiwan -- Equipment and supplies | Bridal shops -- Taiwan | Wedding photography -- TaiwanGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 338.4/73925/0951249 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Framings -- How can this be? ethnographic contexts and history -- Fantasy for sale -- Inner and outer worlds in changing Taipei -- Family wedding rites and banquets -- Making up the bride -- Romance in the photo studio -- Contextualizing bridal photos in Taiwan's visual culture -- The context of looking -- Conclusion : re-framings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Framings -- How can this be? ethnographic contexts and history -- Fantasy for sale -- Inner and outer worlds in changing Taipei -- Family wedding rites and banquets -- Making up the bride -- Romance in the photo studio -- Contextualizing bridal photos in Taiwan's visual culture -- The context of looking -- Conclusion : re-framings.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.