| Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China Contributor(s): Wang Ping (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816636052 ISBN-13: 9780816636051 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: The author explores the cultural history behind the Chinese custom of footbinding, why Chinese women over 1,000 years endured the practice, and why Chinese men found women's "golden lotuses" so arousing. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 391.41 |
| LCCN: 00009522 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.17" W x 9.28" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exploration of the history and cultural practice of footbinding in China reveals the traditions that contributed to and surrounded its thousand-year enforcement, as well as its related literature, music, contests, and rewards. |
