Description: Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and �Mail Order� Marriages Constable, Nicole Product Overview By the year 2000 more than 350 Internet agencies were plying the email-order marriage trade, and the business of matching up mostly Western men with women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America had become an example of globalization writ large. This provocative 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. Through the experiences of those engaged in pen pal relationshipstheir stories of love, romance, migration, and long-distance datingthis book conveys the richness and dignity of women's and men's choices without reducing these correspondents to calculating opportunists or naive romantics. Attentive to the structural, cultural, and personal factors that prompt women and men to seek marriage partners abroad, Romance on a Global Stage questions the dichotomies so frequently drawn between structure and agency, and between global and local levels of analysis. Read more Details Publisher : University of California Press; 0 edition (September 18, 2003) Language : English Hardcover : 293 pages ISBN-10 : 0520237056 ISBN-13 : 56 Lexile measure : 1500L Item Weight : 1.15 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #7,651,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5,145 in Gender Studies (Books) #10,139 in Anthropology (Books) #16,084 in General Gender Studies #5,145 in Gender Studies (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0520237056
ISBN10: 0520237056
ISBN13: 9780520237056
EAN: 9780520237056
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GTIN: 09780520237056
Number of Pages: 293 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Romance on a Global Stage : Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and Mail Order Marriages
Publisher: University of California Press
Subject: Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year: 2003
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 16.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Nicole Constable
Subject Area: Social Science
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
