Unlocking the Love-Lock : The history and heritage of a contemporary custom

dc.contributor.author	Houlbrook, Ceri
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-20T11:45:02Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-20T11:45:02Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-15
dc.identifier.citation	Houlbrook , C 2021 , Unlocking the Love-Lock : The history and heritage of a contemporary custom . Berghahn Books .
dc.identifier.isbn	9781789209853
dc.identifier.other	ORCID: /0000-0003-2965-8853/work/87354069
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2299/23701
dc.description.abstract	A padlock is a mundane object, designed to fulfil a specific – and secular – purpose. A contemporary custom has given padlocks new significance. This custom is ‘love-locking’, where padlocks are engraved with names and attached to bridges in declaration of romantic commitment. This custom became popular in the 2000s, and its dissemination was rapid, geographically unbound, and highly divisive, with love-locks emerging in locations as diverse as Paris and Taiwan; New York and Seoul; Melbourne and Moscow. This book explores the worldwide popularity of the love-lock as a ritual token of love and commitment by considering its history, symbolism, and heritage.	en
dc.format.extent	260
dc.format.extent	1802001
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Berghahn Books
dc.title	Unlocking the Love-Lock : The history and heritage of a contemporary custom	en
dc.contributor.institution	History
dc.contributor.institution	School of Humanities
dc.date.embargoedUntil	2023-01-01
rioxxterms.type	Book
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