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BL
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955986
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b710356
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| Main Entry
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Adrian, Bonnie,1970-
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| Title & Author
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Framing the bride : : globalizing beauty and romance in Taiwan's bridal industry /\ Bonnie Adrian.
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| Publication Statement
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0520238338
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: 0520238346
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: 0520930037
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: 1597346209
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: 9780520238336
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: 9780520238343
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: 9780520930032
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: 9781597346207
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0520238338
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0520238346
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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With a wedding impending, the Taiwanese bride-to-be turns to bridal photographers, makeup artists, and hair stylists to transform her image beyond recognition. They give her fairer skin, eyes like a Western baby doll, and gowns inspired by sources from Victorian England to MTV.
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Bridal shops-- Taiwan.
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Wedding photography-- Taiwan.
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Wedding supplies and services industry-- Taiwan.
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Weddings-- Taiwan-- Equipment and supplies.
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Bridal shops.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Service.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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Wedding photography.
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Wedding supplies and services industry.
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Weddings-- Equipment and supplies.
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Taiwan.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.4/73925/0951249
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| LC Classification
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HD9999.W373T283 2003eb
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