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"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 fe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Ping, 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vrouwen.
Schoonheidsideaal.
Voeten.
Women > Social conditions.
Footbinding.
Body image in women.
Beauty, Personal.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
culture note.
Femmes.
Pied.
Culture.
Esthetique.
Image du corps chez la femme > Chine > Histoire.
Femmes > Chine > Conditions sociales.
Bandage des pieds > Chine > Histoire.
Women
Foot
Culture
Body Image
Beauty
Women.
Foot.
Aesthetics.
Body image in women > China > History.
Beauty, Personal > China > History.
Women > China > Social conditions.
Footbinding > China > History.
China.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"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."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
Awards:Minnesota Book Awards (nominated), 2001
ISBN:9780816691722

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