Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / Wang Ping.

Author/creator Wang, Ping, 1957-
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Footbinding--China. --History.
Women--China. --Social conditions.
Beauty, Personal--China. --History.
Body image in women--China. --History.

Contents Three-inch golden lotuses : achieving beauty through violence -- A 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index.
LCCN 00009522
ISBN0816636052 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816636060 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GT498.F66 W36 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold