Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / Wang Ping.
Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / Wang Ping.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2000.
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N391.41/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Chinese Eroticism and Female Allure -- 1. Three-Inch Golden Lotuses: Achieving Beauty through Violence -- 2. A Brief History of Footbinding -- 3. Footbinding and the Cult of the Exemplary Woman -- 4. Edible Beauty: Food and Foot Fetishes in China -- 5. Silken Slippers: Footbinding in Chinese...
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Publisher
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2000.
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
c2000.
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Summary
"Wang Ping interprets the mystery of footbinding as part of a womanly heritage - "a roaring ocean current of female language and culture." She claims that footbinding should not be viewed merely as a function of men's oppression of women, but rather as a phenomenon of male and female desire deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture."--BOOK JACKE...
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Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / Wang Ping.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2000.
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N391.41/6
Record Identifier
74VvNeBz4zBA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvNeBz4zBA
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ISBN
0816636060 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780816636051 (hc : alk. paper)
0816636052 (hc : alk. paper)
9780816636068 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
391.41
MMS ID
991013082979702626
