Romance on a global stage: pen pals, virtual ethnography, and "mail-order" marriages

Nicole Constable

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Table of Contents:: 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 the 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.
Author/Creator:: Constable, Nicole
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Item content: English
Main Work:: Romance on a global stage: pen pals, virtual ethnography, and "mail-order" marriages [by Constable, N.]
Subjects:: Intercountry marriage — United States
Marriage brokerage — United States
Mail order brides — United States
Asians — United States
International correspondence — Social aspects
Intercountry marriage
Marriage brokerage
Mail order brides
Asians
International correspondence
Social aspects
United States
Asia
General Notes:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-274) and index.
Physical Description:: x, 283 pages ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:: HQ1032 .C65 2003
ISBNs:: 0520237056 (hbk, alk. paper)
0520238702 (pbk., alk. paper)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:: 2002152989
OCLC Numbers:: 50920728