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A lavish wedding marries two of the most sacred tenets of American culture - romantic love and excessive consumption. This work offers a look at the historical, social and psychological strains that come together to make it the most important cultural ritual in contemporary consumer culture.Pleck, Elizabeth H. is the author of 'Cinderella Dreams The Allure of the Lavish Wedding', published 2003 under ISBN 9780520240087 and ISBN 0520240081.
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