Cinderella's Sisters A Revisionist History of Footbinding

Name: Cinderella's Sisters A Revisionist History of Footbinding
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ISBN: 9780520253902

ISBN-10: 0520253906

ISBN-13: 9780520253902

Edition: 2006

Authors: Dorothy Ko

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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 of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the incentives of the women involved. This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously researched, presents a fascinating new picture of the practice from its beginnings in the tenth century to its demise in the twentieth century. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, Dorothy Ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development,…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Notes on Conventions


List of Abbreviations


Introduction



The Body Exposed



Gigantic Histories of the Nation in the Globe: The Rhetoric of Tianzu, 1880s-1910s



The Body Inside Out: The Practice of Fangzu, 1900s-1930s



The Bound Foot as Antique: Connoisseurship in an Age of Disavowal, 1930s-1941



The Body Concealed



From Ancient Texts to Current Customs: In Search of Footbinding's Origins



The Erotics of Place: Male Desires and the Imaginary Geography of the Northwest



Cinderella's Dreams: The Burden and Uses of the Female Body


Epilogue


Notes


Glossary


Works Cited


Index