Shoes : a history from sandals to sneakers / edited by Giorgio Riello and Peter McNeil.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Berg, 2006Description: 439 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781845204433 (hbk.) :; 1845204433 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Shoes -- History | Footwear -- HistoryDDC classification: 391.4'13'09 Summary: Drawing on examples from Europe, America, Asia and Africa, this book presents a global history of shoes since the ancient times. It covers the erotics of ancient shoe lacing, medieval moral panics about long-toed shoes, the role of shoes in religious rituals, shoes in fairytales, shoes in arts, and more.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-435) and index.
Drawing on examples from Europe, America, Asia and Africa, this book presents a global history of shoes since the ancient times. It covers the erotics of ancient shoe lacing, medieval moral panics about long-toed shoes, the role of shoes in religious rituals, shoes in fairytales, shoes in arts, and more.
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