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Product Identifiers
PublisherpowerHouse Books
ISBN-101576871797
ISBN-139781576871799
eBay Product ID (ePID)2886295
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhere'd You Get Those? : New York City's Sneaker Culture, 1960-1987
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicPopular Culture, Customs & Traditions
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorBobbito Garcia
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight42.5 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal391.4/13
SynopsisLavishly illustrated and remarkably comprehensive, this is an insider's account that traces trainers back to their early days as tennis shoes and through the sneaker culture of New York. Showing how a small and dedicated group of consumers proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants like Nike and Adidas, Garcia's commentary perfectly complements the rich array of photographs, focusing on the golden years of 1970-1987. With everything you wanted to know from the production, distribution and consumption of sneakers, this is a fun, fabulous book., Lavishly illustrated and remarkably comprehensivethis is an insider's account that traces trainers,back to their early days as tennis shoes and,through the sneaker culture of New York. Showing,how a small and dedicated group of consumers,proved instrumental in establishing current,corporate giants like Nike and Adidas, Garcia's,commentary perfectly complements the rich array,of photographs, focusing on the golden years of,1970-1987. With everything you wanted to know from,the production, distribution and consumption of,sneakers, this is a fun, fabulous book., Describing how a small and dedicated group of sneaker consumers in the 70s and early 80s proved instrumental in establishing current corporate giants like Nike and adidas, aficionado and legendary hip-hop icon Bobbito Garcia writes with the exactitude and affection that only a true believer could convey.
LC Classification NumberGV749.S64
