Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 265 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
081669172X
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9780816691722
Content:
"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."--Jacket
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index
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Three-inch golden lotuses : achieving beauty through violenceA brief history of footbinding -- Footbinding and the cult of the exemplary woman -- Edible beauty : food and foot fetishes in China -- Silken slippers : footbinding in Chinese erotica -- Binding, weaving, chatting : female bonding and writing -- From golden lotus to Prime Minister : a woman's tale living from mouth to mouth -- The fabric of masquerade.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0816636060
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0816636052
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780816636068
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780816636051
Additional Edition:
Print version Aching for beauty
Language:
English