Aching for beauty : footbinding in China

Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / Wang Ping.

Author/creator	Wang, Ping, 1957-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2000.
Description	xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Footbinding--China --History. Women--China --Social conditions. Beauty, Personal--China --History. Body image in women--China --History.

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.
LCCN	00009522
ISBN	0816636052 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	0816636060 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GT498.F66 W36 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold