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Muhammad Ali : the making of an icon / Michael Ezra.

By: Series: Sporting (SPRT)Publication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.Description: xi, 233 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781592136612 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781592136629 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.83092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • GV1132.A4 E97 2009
Contents:
Louisville's favorite son : the professional debut -- Choosing management : the courtship of Cassius Clay -- The early bouts : part one, 1961-1962 -- Clay vs. Moore : the seminal text -- Boxing's most hated man? the early bouts : part two, 1963 -- Damage control through moral authority : the Louisville Sponsoring Group's specialty -- The relationship between Cassius Clay and Louisville Sponsoring Group : a summary -- The commercial elements of Clay-Liston I -- Main Bout, Inc. : how commerce affects culture -- Carving out moral authority: Ali's race leader phase -- Forty years of Ali: the creation of a legend -- The legacy of the exile and the Nation of Islam -- The prodigal son returns -- King of the world : the consequences of monarchy -- Death of a salesman -- Lonnie Ali: the savior -- Thomas Hauser: the Ali legend as a literary movement -- Olympic torch: from literature to television -- Beyond moral authority : the godding of Muhammad Ali -- Culture meets commerce : the meaning and price of moral authority : Muhammad Ali center and naming rights -- The backlash : exploring contradictory meanings of Ali.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks GV1132 .A4 E97 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001040582

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-228) and index.

Louisville's favorite son : the professional debut -- Choosing management : the courtship of Cassius Clay -- The early bouts : part one, 1961-1962 -- Clay vs. Moore : the seminal text -- Boxing's most hated man? the early bouts : part two, 1963 -- Damage control through moral authority : the Louisville Sponsoring Group's specialty -- The relationship between Cassius Clay and Louisville Sponsoring Group : a summary -- The commercial elements of Clay-Liston I -- Main Bout, Inc. : how commerce affects culture -- Carving out moral authority: Ali's race leader phase -- Forty years of Ali: the creation of a legend -- The legacy of the exile and the Nation of Islam -- The prodigal son returns -- King of the world : the consequences of monarchy -- Death of a salesman -- Lonnie Ali: the savior -- Thomas Hauser: the Ali legend as a literary movement -- Olympic torch: from literature to television -- Beyond moral authority : the godding of Muhammad Ali -- Culture meets commerce : the meaning and price of moral authority : Muhammad Ali center and naming rights -- The backlash : exploring contradictory meanings of Ali.

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