Packaged Japaneseness : weddings, business, and brides / Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni.
Packaged Japaneseness : weddings, business, and brides / Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni.
Packaged Japaneseness : weddings, business, and brides / Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
Call Numbers
N395.220952/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 195 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. A day at the Kobe Princess Palace wedding parlour -- 2. From home weddings to wedding parlour productions -- 3. The Kobe Princess Palace: wedding producers and their customers -- 4. Bridal dressers as carriers of tradition -- 5. The Japanese bride as a packaged product -- 6. The production of tra...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 1997.
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Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
1997.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Packaged Japaneseness examines what is called the Ceremonial Occasions industry in Japan, in particular the commercialized production of contemporary weddings there. Based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in a wedding parlour, the study examines the production of Japanese ceremonial from the 'backstage' commercial point of view, focusing on w...
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Packaged Japaneseness : weddings, business, and brides / Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni.
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ConsumAsiaN book series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index.
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N395.220952/1
Record Identifier
74VvPZ5mjgZl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvPZ5mjgZl
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ISBN
0824819543 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700704019
0700704019
9780824819552 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0824819551 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780824819545 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
395.2209521874
MMS ID
991005457219702626
