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Something old, something bold : bridal showers and bachelorette parties

Title
Something old, something bold : bridal showers and bachelorette parties / Beth Montemurro.
Author
Montemurro, Beth, 1972-
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2006.

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Description
xiii, 224 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Showers (Parties) > United States > History
  • Bachelorette parties > United States > History
  • Marriage customs and rites
  • Bachelorette parties
  • Marriage customs and rites
  • Showers (Parties)
  • Hochzeit
  • Polterabend
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Joining the party -- Origins of bridal showers and bachelorette parties -- Something old : etiquette, tradition, and femininity at bridal showers -- Something borrowed and blue : the bachelorette party -- Something new : consumption, materialism, and excess in pre-wedding rituals -- Something different : variations in pre-wedding rituals -- Conclusion: Bashful brides and bold bachelorettes.
ISBN
  • 0813538106
  • 9780813538105
  • 0813538114
  • 9780813538112
LCCN
  • 2005028197
  • 9780813538105
  • 9780813538112 (pbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC
  • ocm61879613
  • 61879613
  • SCSB-1388511
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library