02683nam 2200625Ia 450 991082885000332120200520144314.00-8166-9172-X(CKB)1000000000522156(OCoLC)191818210(CaPaEBR)ebrary10159664(SSID)ssj0000096687(PQKBManifestationID)11121958(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096687(PQKBWorkID)10082698(PQKB)10947173(MiAaPQ)EBC3039155(MdBmJHUP)muse38769(Au-PeEL)EBL3039155(CaPaEBR)ebr10159664(CaONFJC)MIL522652(EXLCZ)99100000000052215620000515d2000 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAching for beauty footbinding in China /Wang Ping1st ed.Minneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20001 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8166-3605-2 0-8166-3606-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index.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."Wang Ping interprets the mystery of footbinding as part of a womanly heritage - "a roaring ocean current of female language and culture." She claims that footbinding should not be viewed merely as a function of men's oppression of women, but rather as a phenomenon of male and female desire deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture."--BOOK JACKET.FootbindingChinaHistoryWomenChinaSocial conditionsBeauty, PersonalChinaHistoryBody image in womenChinaHistoryFootbindingHistory.WomenSocial conditions.Beauty, PersonalHistory.Body image in womenHistory.391.4/1Wang Ping1957-1604188MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828850003321Aching for beauty3928923UNINA