Framing the Bride: Globalizing Beauty and Romance in Taiwan's Bridal Industry

by Bonnie Adrian (Author)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $45.53

  With a wedding impending, the Taiwanese bride-to-be turns to bridal photographers, makeup artists, and hair stylists to transform her image beyond recognition. This book considers contemporary bridal practices in Taiwan. It discusses issues such as marriage, globalization, and the meaning of the 'West' and 'Western' cultural images of beauty.