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Cinderella dreams : the allure of the lavish wedding / Cele C. Otnes, Elizabeth H. Pleck

Otnes, Cele, 1960- ; Pleck, Elizabeth H.

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003

Online Ressource (xv, 384 p.) : ill.

Englisch

Romance, magic, memory, and perfectionThe rise of the lavish wedding -- The engagement complex -- The rituals of wedding shopping -- The wedding weekend -- From the cabin to Cancun -- Hollywood hosts a wedding -- The lavish wedding goes global -- Variations on a theme -- Luxury, lavishness, and love.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-363) and index. - Description based on print version record

Print version: Cinderella dreams

978-0-520-93750-5 ( : electronic bk.); 0-520-93750-3 (electronic bk.); 1-4175-0835-3 (electronic bk.); 978-1-4175-0835-8 ( : electronic bk.)

0-520-23661-0 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-520-24008-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 55534559     

OCoLC: 55534559 (aus SWB)     

Online-Ausg.

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

HQ745

395.22 ; 395.2/2     Ähnliche Literatur

bisacsh: REF024000 ; bisacsh: SOC002010 ; bicssc: JBF ; bisacsh: REF 024000

LOC-SH: Weddings in popular culture ; Weddings ; Consumer behavior ; Weddings ; Weddings in popular culture ; Consumer behavior ; Electronic books

Electronic books ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; Consumer behavior ; Weddings in popular culture ; Weddings ; Bruiloft ; Populaire cultuur ; Consumentengedrag ; REFERENCE ; Weddings

A lavish wedding marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture - romantic love and excessive consumption. This work offers a look at the historical, social and psychological strains that come together to make it the most important cultural ritual in contemporary consumer culture