Shoes : a history from sandals to sneakers
2011
Book
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.
Main title:
Shoes : a history from sandals to sneakers / edited by Giorgio Riello and Peter McNeil.
Imprint:
Oxford : Berg, 2011.
Collation:
448 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780857850386 (pbk)0857850385 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.4'13'09
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
325185