Romance on a global stage : pen pals, virtual ethnography, and "mail-order" marriages / Nicole Constable.
2003
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Romance on a global stage : pen pals, virtual ethnography, and "mail-order" marriages / Nicole Constable.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]
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©2003
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x, 284 pages
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Making introductions
Ethnography in imagined virtual communities
Feminism and myths of "mail-order" marriages
Fairy tales, family values, and the global politics of romance
Political economy and cultural logics of desire
Women's agency and the gendered geography of marriage
Tales of waiting : history, immigration, and the state
Conclusion : marriage, migration, and transnational families.
Ethnography in imagined virtual communities
Feminism and myths of "mail-order" marriages
Fairy tales, family values, and the global politics of romance
Political economy and cultural logics of desire
Women's agency and the gendered geography of marriage
Tales of waiting : history, immigration, and the state
Conclusion : marriage, migration, and transnational families.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0520237056 alkaline paper
0520238702 paperback alkaline paper
0520238702 paperback alkaline paper
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