Bollywood weddings : dating, engagement, and marriage in Hindu America / Kavita Ramdya.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramdya, Kavita
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Hindu marriage customs and rites > United States.
Hindus > United States.
Physical Description:xxiii, 99 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The marriage market : choosing a suitable boy
  • The engagement proposal : to dower or to diamond?
  • Wearing ethnicity : the Indian-American Hindu bridal industry
  • Pre-wedding rituals : the both/and model
  • The wedding day : improvising on Hindu and American traditions.