This exhaustive A-Z cultural encyclopedia is a must-have for library shelves, covering all aspects of the human foot: worldwide contemporary culture; socio-historical traditions, customs and beliefs; health and medical issues; and popular culture surrounding feet and footwear throughout the ages.
MARGO DEMELLO currently lectures at Central New Mexico Community College, teaching sociology, cultural studies, and anthropology. She is the author of Encyclopedia of Body Adornment (Greenwood, 2007, RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title).
DeMello (sociology, cultural studies, and anthropology; Central New
Mexico Community College) has written previously about body
ornament, among other topics. Here she limits herself to one
dimension of the body and lets all the other dimensions flow free.
A brief sampling of entries includes Alaska, Cinderella, crush
videos, Dr. Scholl's, flat feet and fallen arches, hosiery, jack
boots, moccasins, Nike, pedicure, reflexology, sandals, socks,
Spice Girls, These Boots are Made for Walkin, webbed toes, and The
Wizard of Oz.
*Reference & Research Book News*
Talk about walking in someone else's shoes. This encyclopedia,
written by a cultural anthropologist, walks us through the history
of shoes and the feet that wear them, from Achilles to the Wizard
of Oz. . . . Though it is aimed at the general reader, the
encyclopedia has enough research and documentation to make it of
use to students and scholars. Recommended for academic and large
public libraries.
*Booklist*
In this intriguing volume, DeMello (Central New Mexico Community
College) covers feet and footwear through the ages. . . . This is
another fascinating, very readable reference volume from Greenwood,
full of curiosities. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level
undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general
readers.
*Choice*
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
