Description
While essays focus on cultural anthropology, the inclusion of topics on linguistics, biological anthropology, and archaeology brings attention to the holistic nature of the discipline. All essays conclude with material useful for assimilating content: Thinking It Through, Anthropological Terms, and Thinking Practically.
According to the author, education should color one’s life and broaden one’s perspective. High Heels and Bound Feet, 2/E will pique readers’ interest as they discover how anthropology informs, energizes, and infuses their lives every day.
Ranked #49 on BookAuthority’s “100 Best Anthropology Books of All Time”
“High Heels & Bound Feet, with accuracy, pairs anthropological concepts with accessible human behavior and thought. With confidence, my students will make meaningful connections with this text.” — Michelle Ross, University of South Carolina, Sumter
“The book has proven to be a great read for my introductory cultural anthropology classes.” — Janet Ockerman, Walla Walla University
“I have already assigned this for my courses. I like how the author brings the reality of cultural anthropology work to college students. It’s a good, easy-to-read book to accompany the course textbook. I love the applications the author describes. My students will get a better grasp of anthropological ways of thinking.” — Maria Jelaca-Tavakoli, Southwestern College
2. The 13-letter Word
3. Does Anyone Here Speak English?
4. A Long and Boring Day
5. The Hospital as Foreign Culture
6. The Purple House
7. Grass and Class
8. High Heels and Bound Feet
9. White Teeth
10. Fireballs
11. Return of the Kitchen Elf
12. We Are the Eagles
13. “I Do!”
14. Zip Your Lip
15. Unforeseen Consequences
16. Dogs and Cats
17. Move!
18. Food for Thought
19. Who Has the Power?
20. Potlatch?
21. Human Variation
22. Yellow-Billed Magpie
23. Ape Bars—Not Monkey Bars
24. Sidewalk Fossils
25. Bricks
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