Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Cinderellas sisters and footbinding breezes from wonderland. Cinderellas sisters quotes by dorothy ko goodreads. Kos book, as the subtitle suggest, is a revisionist his. The work also plugs into current concerns with the history of the body and of fashion. Dorothy ko is a professor of history and womens studies at the barnard college of columbia. A revisionist history of footbinding by dorothy ko 2007, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. This is a book i have ran across through my research. In the west, too, it was for decades a mainstay of academic writing, marking the absolute dividing line between the old china of backward practices and the new china of socialist modernity. As illusion, footbinding reveals womens sisterhood in responses to being objects of desire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cinderella s sister s is the longawaited, definitive work on chinese footbinding in english. A revisionist history of footbinding by dorothy ko 140 ratings, 3. Cinderellas sisters by dorothy ko paperback university of.
Cinderellas sister s is the longawaited, definitive work on chinese footbinding in english. Footbindingethnographic fiction part 2 authorstream presentation. More recently, under the influence of feminism, there have been revisionist attempts to take a more positive view of footbinding. A revisionist history of footbinding or any other file from books category. Kos book, as the subtitle suggest, is a revisionist history of an unwritten story that explicitly seeks to disrupt received truths. Dorothy ko the history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns.
Lilienthal asian studies imprint first edition by dorothy ko isbn. In cinderellas sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place footbinding clearly in the domain of the history of fashion. The practice possibly originated among upper class court dancers during the five. The practice originated in the dance culture of china s medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid s quarters, and peasant households. Lilienthal asian studies imprint dorothy ko download bok. Buy cinderellas sisters by dorothy ko from waterstones today. In cinderellas sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place footbinding. The practice originated in the dance culture of chinas medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maids. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the gu jin tan, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Dorothy kos book puts footbinding in as complete a context as i have encountered.
Dorothy ko university of california press, 2007 a selfproclaimed alternative history of the practice of footbinding in china, cinderellas sisters is a gratifyingly challenging book. Cinderella s sisters argues that rather than stemming from sexual perversion. Genocide in the african country of sontaria causes a surge of. The shifting meanings of footbinding in seventeenthcentury china journal of womens history 4 1997 7 ko, dorothy cinderellas sisters. The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexp. In namola, the fund uses all its resources to build a stateoftheart facility and to move the refugees from their disease ridden camp on the border. The practice possibly originated among upper class court dancers during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period in 10thcentury china, then gradually became popular among the elite during the song dynasty. In the three hundred years since its initial publication, li yus the carnal prayer mat has been widely read in china, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature and currently enjoys the distinction. Cinderellas sisters a revisionist history of footbinding. Oct 04, 2007 indeed, so prevalent has been its condemnation that footbinding has been an uncontroversial issue in the history of modern china.
A revisionist history of footbinding cinderella s sisters. Of footbinding, my colleague stephen west has this to say, in his characteristic deadpan manner. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. This book is awarded the joan kelley memorial prize from the american historical association for the best book on womens history or feminist theory published in the year. This study offers a more complex explanation of a thousand year practice, contending that the binding of women s feet in china was sustained by the interests of both women and men. A revisionist history of footbinding has been the standard work on the ancient practice for several years now. Dorothy kos daring in taking on the difficult subject of footbinding has resulted in a tourdeforce. On a subject that has engendered lengthy treatises, strong emotions, and endless fascination, i wish to emulate professor wests lack of sentimentality in this book even though his economy is beyond my reach.
This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously researched, presents a fascinating new picture of the practice from its beginnings in the tenth century to its demise in the twentieth century. A revisionist history of footbinding, dorothy ko points out that the chinese abolitionists were mainly men, and their core argument was aimed at the perceived. View the new experience and read this book on fulcrum. Foot binding was the custom of applying tight binding to the feet of young girls to modify the shape and size of their feet. She is the author of the recent monograph, cinderellas sisters. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the incentives of the women involved. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Gender and sexuality in modern chinese history by susan l. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Kos premise is that footbinding was an embodied experience, a reality to a select group of women from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries.
If it available for your country it will shown as book. In the three hundred years since its initial publication, li yu s the carnal prayer mat has been widely read in china, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature and currently enjoys the distinction of being a bannedinbeijing classic. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often. It is a very different account that allows the reader to understand the real. An insightful and extremely wellwritten book on a very difficult topic. It is actually writter in simple words and phrases rather than difficult to understand. A unique look into the nineteenthcentury clash of empires from both sides of the earthshaking encounter, this book reveals the connections between international law, modern warfare, and comparative grammarand their influence on the shaping of the modern world in eastern and western terms. This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously. Neither condemning nor defending footbinding, dorothy ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglements of male power and female desires during the practice s thousandyear history. This book is awarded the joan kelley memorial prize from the american historical association for the best book. After reading beverly jacksons splendid slippers, and searching the internet for images and articles, i decided to delve as deep as possible into a cultural history of the practice. A revisionist history of footbinding california, 2005, seeks to locate the practice of binding feet in the history of fashion and textile production. A revisionist history of footbinding 9780520253902.
Lilienthal asian studies imprint 1 by dorothy ko isbn. A unique look into the nineteenthcentury clash of empires from both sides of the earthshaking encounter, this book reveals the connections. The work also plugs into current concerns with the history of. Cinderella s sistersargues that rather than stemming from sexual perversion, mens desire for bound feet was connected to larger concerns such as cultural. This mantra, allegedly muttered in the early 20th century by a male professor amongst friends, is said to summarize the mystery of bound. What is lost in translation may be a war, a world, a way of life. Footbindingethnographic fiction part 2 authorstream. The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. A revisionist history of footbinding cinderellas sisters. Download pdf cinderella s sisters free online new books.
Dorothy ko, a native of hong kong, is professor of chinese history at barnard college, columbia university. A revisionist history of footbinding university of california press, 2005. Pdf every step a lotus download full pdf book download. The practice originated in the dance culture of china s medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid s. The term liberation jiefang, usually granted a celebratory capital letter, is still commonly used in china to describe the communist partys victory in 1949. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and.
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