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Author Constable, Nicole.

Title Romance on a global stage : pen pals, virtual ethnography, and "mail-order" marriages / Nicole Constable
Published Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2003. ; London

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Description x, 283 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Making Introductions -- 2. Ethnography in Imagined Virtual Communities -- 3. Feminism and Myths of "Mail-Order" Marriages -- 4. Fairy Tales, Family Values, and the Global Politics of Romance -- 5. Political Economy and Cultural Logics of Desire -- 6. Women's Agency and the Gendered Geography of Marriage -- 7. Tales of Waiting: History, Immigration, and the State -- 8. Conclusion: Marriage, Migration, and Transnational Families
Summary This work opens a window onto the complex motivations and experiences of the people behind the stereotypes and misconceptions that have exploded along with the practice of transnational courtship and marriage. Combining extensive Internet ethnography and face-to-face fieldwork, Romance on a Global Stage looks at the intimate realities of Filipinas, Chinese women, and U.S. men corresponding in hopes of finding a suitable marriage partner. [from publisher's website]
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-274) and index
Subject Intercountry marriage -- United States.
Marriage brokerage -- United States.
Mail order brides -- United States.
Asians -- United States.
International correspondence -- Social aspects.
LC no. 2002152989
ISBN 0520237056 hardback alkaline paper
0520238702 paperback alkaline paper