"Do not be misled by the title of this book. It is a study of Taiwan's bridal industry but it is also a fine ethnography of marriage in contemporary urban Taipe

With a wedding impending, the Taiwanese bride-to-be turns to bridal photographers, makeup artists, and hair stylists to transform her image beyond recognition.

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The use of images, particularly photography, has been steadily gaining popularity in academia, but there has not yet been a book that deals with the act and pro