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Bound Feet & Western Dress
Bound Feet Western Dress
Author: Pang-Mei Chang
"In China, a woman is nothing." — Thus begins the saga of the author's great-aunt, a woman born at the turn of the century to a well-to-do, highly respected Chinese family, a woman who continually defied the expectations of her family and the traditions of her culture. Growing up in the perilous years between the fall of the last em...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385479646
ISBN-10: 0385479646
Publication Date: 9/15/1997
Pages: 288
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4 stars, based on 30 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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SirryD avatar reviewed Bound Feet & Western Dress on + 34 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is an interesting double memoir. A present day granddaughter tells her story and that of her grandmother. A close relationship between grandmother and granddaughter is a joy to read about today. Such a contrast is shown between the generations and the hardships fought by women through the years. Also a wonderful peek into the very private lives and thoughts of Chinese women in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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