The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion / Thomas Turner.
The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion / Thomas Turner.
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Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.
Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0412
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
294 pages ; 29 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Lawn tennis and the origins of the modern sports shoes -- Sports style, youth, and modernity -- Sports shoes reborn -- Skateboarding and reimagining sports shoes -- Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop -- Trainers on the soccer terraces -- Athleisure, global production, and the postmodern sports shoe.
Publication information
Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond. Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey fr...
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Full title
The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion / Thomas Turner.
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Author / Creator
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
GQ 2019/0412
Record Identifier
74VKVxpNbMwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxpNbMwX
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ISBN
9781474281799 hardcover
1474281796 hardcover
DDC
688.76
MMS ID
991024244715702626
