FROM FOOTBINDING TO HIGH HEEL SHOES: TRANSFORMATION OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE SHANGHAINESE WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF XX CENTURY
The article considers changes in the appearance of women in Shanghai during 1911-1949 years, closely related to the new social concepts and promotion of urban culture. The study examines the process of rejection from the traditional custom of young girl’s footbinding, started from the late XIX centu...
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2014-12-01
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| Series: | RUDN Journal of World History |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/viewFile/1331/804 |