Were all superpsyched for the new version of disneys cinderella and we have high hopes that some of the dated stereotypes in the classic version of the fairytale which we still kind of. Gender and sexuality in modern chinese history by susan l. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A revisionist history of footbinding has been the standard work on the ancient practice for several years now. Such exhilarating moment of scholarly achievement was acknowledged when this book won the joan kelley memorial prize from the american. Ko may as well, she never says, but her goal in cinderellas. Cinderellas sisters argues that rather than stemming from sexual perversion. The problem of translation has become increasingly central to critical reflections on modernity and its universalizing processes. Neither condemning nor defending footbinding, dorothy ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglement of male power and female desire during the practice s thousandyear history. Before life served us tragedy with a bitter cherry on top. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. In cinderellas sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place. The debate on sati in colonial india, cultural critique 7 fall 1987.
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Banks 1127, the notion of natural as heavenly feet the chinese word tianzu encompasses both was, as dorothy ko notes. The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. A revisionist history of footbinding berkeley university of. The year 2005 was a fielddefining moment for scholarships on footbinding and the body in china with dorothy kos highly acclaimed monograph cinderellas sisters, a revisionist history of. In cinderellas sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place footbinding. 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. Dorothy ko s daring in taking on the difficult subject of footbinding has resulted in a tourdeforce. 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.
Lilienthal asian studies imprint 1 by dorothy ko isbn. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and. Hello select your address best sellers deals store help deals store help. The practice originated in the dance culture of china s medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, m. The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexp. Women warriors and wartime spies of china by louise edwards. 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. Cinderellas sisters and footbinding breezes from wonderland.
However, cinderella, in spite of her mean apparel, was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters, though they were always richly dressed. A revisionist history of footbinding berkeley, calif. The integration of narration and analysis makes the book accessible to the lay reader while speaking to specialists in history and literature. Protecting my little girl is all i still care about. A revisionist history of footbinding 9780520253902. Ko may as well, she never says, but her goal in cinderellas sisters was to present an unbiased, nonjudgemental history of footbinding as far as such a thing is possible. A revisionist history of footbinding university of california press, 2005. Approaching translation as a symbolic and material exchange among peoples and civilizationsand not as a purely linguistic or literary matter, the essays in tokens of exchange focus on china and its interactions with the west to historicize an economy of translation.
Every step a lotus available for download and read online in other formats. Neither condemning nor defending footbinding, dorothy ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglement of male. Throughout her narrative, ko combines methods of social history, literary. A unique look into the nineteenthcentury clash of empires from both sides of the earthshaking encounter, this book reveals the connections. What is lost in translation may be a war, a world, a way of life. Transnational histories of sexualities in asiatamara. 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. Collateral afterworlds social text duke university press. The 100 china books you have to read supchina book list. Approaching translation as a symbolic and material exchange among. 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 practices thousandyear history.
Dorothy ko university of california press, 2007 a selfproclaimed alternative history of the practice of footbinding in china, cinderellas sisters. In cinderellas sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place footbinding clearly in the domain of the history of fashion. Her ingenious narrative strategyputting the modern story of foobindings. A revisionist history of footbinding, ko made very clear the goal she aimed to achieve with this book in the introduction. In cinderella s sisters she rises above nationalist, feminist, and orientalist polemic to place footbinding clearly in the domain of the history of fashion.
This book has been cited by the following publications. 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. More recently, under the influence of feminism, there have been revisionist attempts to take a more positive view of footbinding. This book is awarded the joan kelley memorial prize from the american historical association for the best. Footbinding had to be eliminated, in their view, if china was to ever become a part of the modern world. Kos premise is that footbinding was an embodied experience, a reality to a select group of women from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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