Format:
Online-Ressource (383 p.)
ISBN:
9780520941403
Series Statement:
A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies
Content:
The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the incentives of the women involved. This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously researched, presents a fascinating new picture of the practice from its beginnings in the tenth century to its demise in the twentieth century. Neither condemning nor defendin
Note:
"Philip A. Lilienthal Asian Studies imprint"--T.p. verso
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In: ACLS Humanities E-Book
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520218840
Additional Edition:
Print version Cinderella's Sisters : A Revisionist History of Footbinding
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Cinderella's sisters Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.] : Univ. of California Press, 2007 ISBN 0520253906
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520253902
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
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