| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wedding supplies and services industry -- Taiwan.
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Wedding supplies and services industry. |
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Taiwan. |
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Weddings -- Taiwan -- Equipment and supplies.
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Weddings. |
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Equipment and supplies. |
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Bridal shops -- Taiwan.
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Bridal shops. |
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Wedding photography -- Taiwan.
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Wedding photography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Adrian, Bonnie, 1970- Framing the bride. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003 0520238338 0520238346 (DLC) 2002153270 (OCoLC)50982345 |
| ISBN |
9780520930032 (electronic book) |
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0520930037 (electronic book) |
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1597346209 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781597346207 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780520238336 (alkaline paper) |
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0520238338 (alkaline paper) |
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9780520238343 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520238346 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520238338 (alkaline paper) |
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0520238346 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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