Shoes and the Georgian Man

"Shoes are everyday objects but they are loaded with meaning. This study reveals how shoes played a powerful role in the wider story of shifts in gender relations in eighteenth-century Britain. It focuses on the relationship of shoes with the body and its movements, and therefore how what we wear on our feet relates closely to social, occupational and gender roles. It also uses footwear to explore topics such as politics, war, dance and disability"--