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Cinderella's Sisters : A Revisionist History of Footbinding (Philip A. Lilienthal Asian Studies Imprint)
Cinderella's Sisters A Revisionist History of Footbinding - Philip A. Lilienthal Asian Studies Imprint
Author: Dorothy Ko
The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of the 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 wom...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520218840
ISBN-10: 0520218841
Publication Date: 12/12/2005
Pages: 365
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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