Aching for beauty footbinding in China / Wang Ping.
| Author/creator | Wang, Ping, 1957- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, |
| Description | xiv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00009522 |
| ISBN | 0816636052 (hc : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816636060 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |