Yuniya Kawamura published a book titled Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture, by Bloomsbury Publishing in the U.K. Based on a sociological framework developed by subcultural and post-subcultural theorists, the book analyzes a male-dominant sneaker subculture, which emerged from the underground to the “upperground” and transformed mere athletic shoes into a fashion item. For more information, contact Yuni Kawamura, 74926.