Never marry a woman with big feet : women in proverbs from around the world
Schipper, Mineke2003
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In cultures all over the world, sex and gender issues have been expressed in proverbs, the world's smallest literary genre. This book provides revealing insights into the female condition across centuries and continents, as recorded in thousands of vivid and earthy proverbs about women.
Main title:
Never marry a woman with big feet : women in proverbs from around the world / Mineke Schipper.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2003.
Collation:
x, 422 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-414) and index.
ISBN:
9780300102499 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.9082398.908
Language:
English
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BRN:
1931470