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:
London : Berg, 2011.
Collation:
439 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2006.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780857850386 (pbk)
Dewey class:
391.41309746.92092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
70285