Marriage and Marriageability : The Practices of Matchmaking between Men from Japan and Women from Northeast China /

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"This book asks what makes one marriageable by examining the practices of brokered cross-border marriages between Japan and northeastern China"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yamaura, Chigusa, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Intercountry marriage.
Ethnology.
Dating services.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Ethnologie > Chine > Mandchourie.
Ethnologie > Japon.
Agences de rencontres > Chine > Mandchourie.
Agences de rencontres > Japon.
Mariage interethnique > Chine > Mandchourie.
Mariage interethnique > Japon.
Ethnology > China > Manchuria.
Ethnology > Japan.
Dating services > China > Manchuria.
Dating services > Japan.
Intercountry marriage > China > Manchuria.
Intercountry marriage > Japan.
Japan.
China > Manchuria.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • From Manchukuo to marriage
  • The making and unmaking of "unmarriageable persons" in Japan
  • Creating "similar" others at transnational matchmaking agencies in Japan
  • Marrying up, down, or off in Dongyang
  • Gendered investments in marriage migration
  • Crafting legitimate marital relations
  • Conclusion : yen or en.

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