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Splendid slippers: a thousand years of an erotic tradition
Splendid slippers: a thousand years of an erotic tradition
Author
Jackson, Beverley
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Publication Date
c1997
Language
English
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The treasure was her tiny feet.
The three-inch golden lily.
Splendid slippers for lotus feet.
Gilding the lily.
Spinning cloud silk for the gods.
A night at the opera.
Sex and the bound-footed girl.
Sacrifice at the altar of beauty.
The end of an era.
One door closes, another door opens.
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Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- China -- History
Foot
Foot -- Social aspects -- China
Footbinding
Footbinding -- China -- History
History
Social aspects
Social conditions
Women
Women -- China -- Social conditions
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9780898159578
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