This informative book examines how leather and rubber are turned into sneakers through mass or small scale production. It follows production from the raw materials to the finished product in a 3-stage flowchart. The book includes: A snapshot history of the sneakerWhen was the sneaker invented and whom by?DesignEnvironmental aspects of manufacturingRaw materials and where in the world they come fromWhich countries manufacture and export sneakersVisual text features:FlowchartsMap of th