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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 China's 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 incentive...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520253902
ISBN-10: 0520253906
Publication Date: 12/17/2007
Pages: 360
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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