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Splendid Slippers. A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition.

Splendid Slippers. A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition. Paperback - 2000

by JACKSON, BEVERLEY

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Berkeley.: Ten Speed Press.. 2000.. Colour photographic illustrations, 183pp, bibliography, index, paperback, 25.5 x 25.5cm, very good copy. An extraordinary exploration of footbinding that encompasses Chinese art and mythology, social and political history, and art. .
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  • Title Splendid Slippers. A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition.
  • Author JACKSON, BEVERLEY
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ten Speed Press., Berkeley.
  • Date 2000.
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 170370
  • ISBN 9780898159578 / 0898159571
  • Weight 1.94 lbs (0.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.98 x 10.02 x 0.6 in (25.35 x 25.45 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Women - China - Social conditions, Footbinding - China - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97022585
  • Dewey Decimal Code 391.41

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From the publisher

BEVERLEY JACKSON is an esteemed art and cultural historian who specializes in Chinese art and costume. She tours and lectures on Asian art from her home in Santa Barbara, California.

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About the author

BEVERLEY JACKSON is an esteemed art and cultural historian who specializes in Chinese art and costume. She tours and lectures on Asian art from her home in Santa Barbara, California.

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