Format:
1 Online-Ressource (294 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9781474281829
,
9781474281812
Content:
"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 from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common perceptions of this hugely desirable product, this book is a must-have for any sneaker collector, historian of popular culture, or anyone interested in the place of athletic footwear in our lives today."--
Content:
Lawn tennis and the origins of the modern sports shoe -- Sports style, youth, and modernity -- The sports shoe reborn -- Skateboarding and the reimagined sports shoe -- Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop -- Trainers on the soccer terraces -- Globalised production, athleisure, and the postmodern sports shoe.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781474281799
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Turner, Thomas, 1979 - The sports shoe London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019 ISBN 9781474281799
Language:
English
Keywords:
Sportschuh
;
Geschichte
;
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781474281829
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