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020 _a9781592136612 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a9781592136629 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 0 0 _aGV1132.A4
_bE97 2009
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100 1 _aEzra, Michael,
_d1972-
245 1 0 _aMuhammad Ali :
_bthe making of an icon /
_cMichael Ezra.
260 _aPhiladelphia :
_bTemple University Press,
_c2009.
300 _axi, 233 p. ;
_c23 cm.
490 0 _aSporting (SPRT)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-228) and index.
505 0 _aLouisville'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.
600 1 0 _aAli, Muhammad,
_d1942-
650 0 _aBoxers (Sports)
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
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