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332 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520253902
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 December 2007
Description
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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332 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520253902
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 01 December 2007
Description
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 ...