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Articles,   Books To further your knowledge, I engourage you to read some of these Books.

Articles

"Air Lift." Details Sept. 1996: 84.

Barrett, Todd. "Has Sneaker Madness Gone too Far?" Newsweek 18 Dec. 1989: 51.

Betts, Katherine. "Fashion Pumps Up." Vogue Jan. 1994: 84-90.

Coye, Dale. "The Sneakers/Tennis Shoes Boundary."American Speech 61 (1986): 366-69.

Darnton, Nina. "Street Crimes of Fashion." Newsweek 5 Mar. 1990: 58.

Disconsiglio, John. "Who is Making Your Sneakers?" Scholastic Update 7 Mar. 1997: 9-11.

Fritz, Sandy. "High (Tech) Tops." Popular Science July 1994: 66-69, 72-73.

Gafney, Andrew. "Running on Air." Popular Mechanics May 1994: 35-37.

Grierson, Bruce. "Hockey Nike in Canada." Saturday Night Apr.: 64-73, 100.

Iverem, Esther. "When Did Sneakers Become Sculpture?" Edmonton Journal 31 Aug. 1997: G9.

Leo, John. "The Well-Heeled Drug Runner." US News & World Report 30 Apr. 1990: 20.

Mead, Rebecca. "Rave on." New York. 30 Aug. 1993: 43-44.

Neumeier, Shelley. "Vans." Fortune 9 Mar. 1992: 63.

"Nike Feels Competition’s Heat." Calgary-Herald 3 June 1997: C10.

"Nike's Vietnam Employees Misused." Calgary-Herald 29 Mar. 1997: A15.

"1985's Biggest Beauty Don'ts." Glamour Nov. 1985: 278-79.

Saddy, Guy. "Simple Sneakers Say that You're Your Own Man." Vancouver Sun 11 Mar. 1997: C2.

Schilling, David M. "Sneakers and Sweatshops: Holding Corporations Accountable." The Christian Century 9 Oct. 1996: 932-36.

Schoemer, Karen. "The Cult of Cute."Newsweek 28 Aug. 1995: 54-58.

Smith, Geoffrey. "Can Reebok Regain its Balance?" Business Week 20 Dec. 1993: 108-09.

Smith, Geoffrey. "Sneakers that Jump into the Past." Business Week 13 Mar. 1995: 71.

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Books

Title: The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon by Tom Vanderbilt ISBN: 1565844068 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 hanging indent" (every line indented except the first):>

Anderson, Henrietta. 1986. A Study of Shoes. New York: Cavalier Press.

‹‹‹ 1989a. American Footwear: A Cultural History. Boston: Institute for American Cultural Studies.

‹‹‹ 1989b. The Rise and Rise of the Stiletto Heel. New York: Cavalier Press.

Cannon, Felix (ed.) 1964. European Footwear: a Collection of Readings. Oxford: John Compton & Sons.

Ginsberg, Sylvie and Kate Bruton (eds). 1977. If the Shoe Fits: Essays on the History of Footwear. San Diego: Malibu Press.

Halliwell, C. N. 1990. `The Irish brogue'. In C. L. James and P. T. Caldwell (eds). British and Irish Footwear 1720­1880. Dublin: Irish Academy of Arts. Pp. 173­203.

Institute for American Cultural Studies. 1978. A Sourcebook on American Costume. Boston: Institute for American Cultural Studies.

Jensen, Carla. 1964. `The wellington boot'. In Cannon (1964), pp. 358­71.

Kaplan, Irene. 1983. `The evolution of the stiletto heel'. American Journal of Costume 17: 38­51.

‹‹‹ 1990a. Review of Anderson (1989b). American Journal of Costume 24: 118­121.

‹‹‹ 1990b. `The platform shoe and its influence'. Boots and Shoes 23:154­178.

Maxwell, Catherine. 1982. `The ski boot: practical footwear or fashion accessory?' Boots and Shoes 15: 1­37.

Maxwell, Catherine and Henrietta Anderson. 1981. `The great American sneaker'. Boots and Shoes 14: 77­92.

Maxwell, George. 1964. `Italian Renaissance footwear'. In Cannon (1964), pp. 105­138.

Shoes and Boots: a Compendium. 1950. London: British Museum.

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