Aching for beauty : footbinding in China / / Wang Ping.
"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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| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 265 p. :; ill. |
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| 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816636068 0816636052 (hc : alk. paper) 0816636060 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Wang Ping. |