Aching for beauty : footbinding in China

Aching for beauty : footbinding in China /

"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 fe...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Wang, Ping, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2000
Subjects:
Footbinding > China > History.
Women > China > Social conditions.
Beauty, Personal > China > History.
Body image in women > China > History.
Aesthetics.
Culture.
Foot.
Women.
Beauty
Body Image
Culture
Foot
Women
culture note.
women (female humans)
culture (concept)
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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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."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations
Awards:Minnesota Book Awards (nominated), 2001
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and index.
ISBN:9780816691722
081669172X
0816636052
9780816636051
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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