Marriage and marriageability : the practices of matchmaking between men from Japan and women from Northeast China / Chigusa Yamaura.
"This book asks what makes one marriageable by examining the practices of brokered cross-border marriages between Japan and northeastern China"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2020.
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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.