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Aching for beauty : footbinding in China

by Ping Wang, Wang Ping

FootbindingWomenSocial conditionsBody image in womenHistoryPersonal BeautyBody ImageBeauty

"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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