Something Old, Something Bold : : Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties /

Something Old, Something Bold : : Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties / / Beth Montemurro.

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Weddings in the United States are often extravagant, highly ritualized, and costly affairs. In this book, Beth Montemurro takes a fresh look at the wedding process, offering a perspective not likely to be found in the many planning books and magazines readily available to the modern bride. Montemurr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Montemurro, Beth,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (244 p.) :; 20
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Joining the Party
  • 2. Origins of Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties
  • 3. Something Old: Etiquette, Tradition, and Femininity at Bridal Showers
  • 4. Something Borrowed and Blue: The Bachelorette Party
  • 5. Something New: Consumption, Materialism, and Excess in Pre-wedding Rituals
  • 6. Something Different: Variations in Pre-wedding Rituals
  • 7. Conclusion: Bashful Brides and Bold Bachelorettes
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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