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As long as we both shall love : the white wedding in postwar America / Karen M. Dunak.

Author: Dunak, Karen M.

ImprintNew York : New York University Press, [2013]

Descriptionx, 244 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Note:Revision of the author's doctoral thesis.

Note:Introduction -- "Linking the past with the future" : origins of the postwar white wedding -- "The same thing that happens to all brides" : Luci Johnson, the American public, and the white wedding -- "Getting married should be fun" : hippie weddings and alternative celebrations -- "Lots of young people today are doing this" : the white wedding revived -- "It matters not who we love, only that we love" : same-sex weddings -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-238) and index.



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Dunak, Karen M.
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Weddings -- United States -- History.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1971.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-