Cinderella's Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding by Dorothy Ko

Cinderella's Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding

Dorothy Ko

332 pages paperback 2005

2 editions

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views ...

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