Bibliograph

Aching for Beauty, Footbinding in China

Type

Label

Aching for Beauty, Footbinding in China

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Aching for Beauty

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Footbinding in China

Table Of Contents

Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. CHINESE EROTICISM AND FEMALE ALLURE -- 1 Three-Inch Golden Lotuses: Achieving Beauty through Violence -- 2 A Brief History of Footbinding -- 3 Footbinding and the Cult of the Exemplary Woman -- 4 Edible Beauty: Food and Foot Fetishes in China -- 5 Silken Slippers: Footbinding in Chinese Erotica -- PART II. FOOTBINDING IN WOMEN'S LITERARY TRADITIONS -- 6 Binding, Weaving, Chatting: Female Bonding and Writing -- 7 From Golden Lotus to Prime Minister: A Woman's Tale Living from Mouth to Mouth -- 8 The Fabric of Masquerade -- Conclusion: Aching for Beauty and Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z

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