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 | Cinderella's Sisters: A Revisionist History of Footbinding (1st Edition) by Dorothy Ko Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-520-25390-6 / 0520253906 ISBN-13: 978-0-520-25390-2 / 9780520253902 The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglec | |