Unbound Feet
| Author | : Judy Yung |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 412 |
| Release | : 1995-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520088672 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520088670 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (670 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Unbound Feet by : Judy Yung
Download or read book Unbound Feet written by Judy Yung and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995-11-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crippling custom of footbinding is the thematic touchstone for this engrossing study of Chinese women in San Francisco. Judy Yung, a second-generation Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco, shows the stages of "unbinding" that occurred in the decades between the turn of the century and the end of the World War II, revealing that these women - rather than being passive victims of oppression - were active agents in the making of their own history.