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Muhammad Ali: Trickster in the Culture of Irony
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Polity Pr
Publication date
October 17, 2003
Pages
232
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780745628707
ISBN-10
0745628702
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$69.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career. It will appeal to those teaching and studying cultural studies, social theory, sports studies, and sociology, as well as to general readers interested in Muhammad Ali.
- A probing account of Muhammad Aliâs life, which also examines the manâs celebrity and his importance in global history.
- The first book to unravel the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.
- Traces the key controversies and significant events, from Ali's first announcement of his membership in the Nation of Islam, through his courageous refusal to fight in Vietnam, to his spiritual calm in the face of crippling disease.
- Offers an original and compelling theory of the celebrity in postmodern society.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Polity Pr (October 17, 2003)
9780745628707 | details & prices | 232 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $69.95
About: This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.
About: This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.
Paperback
from Polity Pr (October 17, 2003)
9780745628714 | details & prices | 232 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $24.95
About: This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.
About: This absorbing book unravels the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.
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