How do the Japanese men and Chinese women who participate in cross-border matchmaking--individuals whose only interaction is often just one brief meeting--come to see one another as potential marriage partners? Motivated by this question, Chigusa Yamaura traces the practices of Sino-Japanese matchmaking from transnational marriage agencies in Tokyo to branch offices and language schools in China, from initial meetings to marriage, the visa application processes, and beyond to marital life in Japan.
Engaging issues of colonial history, local norms, and the very ability to conceive of another or oneself as marriageable, Marriage and Marriageability rethinks cross-border marriage not only as a form of gendered migration, but also as a set of practices that constructs marriageable partners and imaginable marriages. Yamaura shows that instead of desiring different others, these transnational marital relations are based on the tactical deployment of socially and historically created conceptions of proximity between Japan and northeast China. Far from seeking to escape local practices, participants in these marriages actively seek to avoid transgressing local norms. By doing so on a transnational scale, they paradoxically reaffirm and attempt to remain within the boundaries of local marital ideologies.
--Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni, Tel Aviv University, suthor of Housewives of Japan and Packaged Japaneseness
Автор: Flower Amanda Название: Matchmaking Can Be Murder: An Amish Matchmaker Mystery ISBN: 1643585738 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643585734 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 42470.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Matchmaking can be murder . . . When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away--the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he's not right for such a gentle young woman--except Edith herself. Pleased when she convinces the bride-to-be to leave her betrothed before the wedding, Millie is later panicked to find Zeke in Edith's greenhouse--as dead as a tulip in the middle of winter. To keep her niece out of prison--and to protect her own reputation--Millie will have to piece together a patchwork of clues to find a killer, before she becomes the next name on his list . . . Praise for Amanda Flower and her Amish cozies "As it turns out, Amanda Flower may have just written the first Amish rom com." --USA Today "Flower has hit it out of the ballpark . . . and continues to amaze with her knowledge of the Amish way of life." --RT Book Reviews "At turns playful and engaging . . . a satisfyingly complex cozy." --Library Journal
Автор: Bhandari Parul Название: Matchmaking in Middle Class India: Beyond Arranged and Love Marriage ISBN: 9811515980 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811515989 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 46570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book is an extensive and thorough exploration of the ways in which the middle class in India select their spouse.
Автор: Whitehead B. a. Karen M. Название: Astro Admirers: The Elemodal Matchmaking System ISBN: 1291676708 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781291676709 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 21650.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Nichols Carrie Название: The Sergeant`s Matchmaking Dog ISBN: 1335407960 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781335407962 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5510.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Let love--and a puppy--lead the way Former marine Gabe Bishop is focused on readjusting to civilian life. So the last thing he needs is the adorable kid next door bonding with his dog, Radar--and the boy's guardian butting in. Addie Miller is afraid of dogs, so why does she keep coming around and making his heart melt? Soon, Gabe finds himself teaching Addie about the beauty of the human-canine bond...and becoming her shoulder to lean on. Could his new neighbors be everything Gabe never knew he needed? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Small towns, huge passion Book 1: The Marine's Secret Daughter Book 2: The Sergeant's Unexpected Family Book 3: His Unexpected Twins Book 4: The Scrooge of Loon Lake Book 5: The Sergeant's Matchmaking Dog
A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe. Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.
Автор: Ellis Nicole Название: Sweet Matchmaking: A Candle Beach Sweet Romance (Book 6) ISBN: 1793956286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781793956286 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Roth Alvin E. Название: Who Gets What -- And Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design ISBN: 0544705289 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780544705289 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 14030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In his fluent and accessible book, Mr. Roth vividly describes the successes of market design. Economist.com? In this fascinating, often surprising book, Alvin Roth guides us through the jungles of modern life, pointing to the many markets that are hidden in plain view all around us. Dan Ariely, author of "Predictably Irrational" and "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty" Most of the study of economics deals with commodity markets, where the price of a good connects sellers and buyers. But what about other kinds of goods, like a spot in the Yale freshman class or a position at Google? If you ve ever sought a job or hired someone, applied to college or guided your child into a good kindergarten, asked someone out on a date or been asked out, you ve participated in a kind of market. This is the territory of matching markets, where sellers and buyers must choose each other, and price isn t the only factor determining who gets what. In "Who Gets What and Why, " Nobel laureate Alvin E. Roth reveals the matching markets hidden around us and shows us how to recognize a good match and make smarter, more confident decisions. Mr. Roth s work has been to discover the most efficient and equitable methods of matching, and implement them in the world. He writes with verve and style . . . "Who Gets What and Why" is a pleasure to read. "Wall Street Journal" A book filled with wit, charm, common sense, and uncommon wisdom. Paul Milgrom, professor of economics, Stanford University and Stanford Business School"
Автор: Whitty Название: Online Matchmaking ISBN: 1403998493 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403998491 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 83850.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Online Matchmaking examines the joys, fears, and disappointments of hooking up with people in cyberspace. Unlike many other books in the field, this collection includes studies by experts from a range of disciplines including Communications, Cultural Studies, Health, Journalism, Psychology, Rhetoric, and Sociology.
