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Author Yamaura, Chigusa, 1977- author.

Title Marriage and marriageability : the practices of matchmaking between men from Japan and women from Northeast China / Chigusa Yamaura
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource
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
Summary "This book asks what makes one marriageable by examining the practices of brokered cross-border marriages between Japan and northeastern China"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 22, 2020)
Subject Intercountry marriage -- Japan
Intercountry marriage -- China -- Manchuria
Dating services -- Japan
Dating services -- China -- Manchuria
Ethnology -- Japan.
Ethnology -- China -- Manchuria
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Dating services.
Ethnology.
Intercountry marriage.
China -- Manchuria.
Japan.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019046100
ISBN 9781501750168
150175016X
9781501750151
1501750151