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

Cinderella's Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding

Dorothy Ko

351 pages first pub 2005 (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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