Aching For Beauty – Footbinding in China

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The author explores the cultural history behind the Chinese custom of footbinding, why Chinese women over 1,000 years endured the practice, and why Chinese men found women's "golden lotuses" so arousing. Photos.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780816636051
• Dimensioni: 234 x 23 x 196 mm Ø 506 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: Illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 288