Table of Contents

1. Footbinding in Sichuan, 1854 to 1954 2. Patchworking Sichuan Women’s History across 100 Years 3. Erotic Attraction vs. Mothers-in-law, State Mandates and Early Unbinding 4. Structure, Hypergamy and Footbinding 5. The Life Course 6. Girls and Hidden Work 7. Textiles and Footbinding 8. Hypergendering

About the Author

Hill Gates is Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work at Central Michigan University, USA.

Reviews

"Gates builds her compelling and intriguing argument on a rich set of empirical data gleaned from interviews conducted with elderly women in eastern Sichuan during the early 1990s. I gladly recommend Gates’ book for the boldness of its argument and the relevance of historical materialism." – Limin The, Leiden University