Footbinding, Feminism and Freedom - The Liberation of Women's Bodies in Modern China (Paperback, annotated edition)

This text brings Chinese women to the centre of the Chinese cultural stage by examining the role which exercise and, subsequently, sport played in their liberation. Physical emancipation, particularly in the custom of footbinding, which continued to be practised to some extent in China until 1949, was the prerequisite for wider emancipation. Through the medium of women's bodies, Fan Hong explores the significance of religious beliefs, cultural codes and political dogmas for gender relations, gender concepts and the human body in an Asian setting. Inquiry into the evolving relationship between women's emancipation and exercise over this period is necessary if there is to be a full understanding of China in an era of gender role reconstruction.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Sport in the Global Society
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	Fan Hong
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7146-4334-2
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-7146-4334-3
Barcode:	9780714643342

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