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Muhammad Ali : the making of an icon
- Title
- Muhammad Ali : the making of an icon / Michael Ezra.
- Author
- Ezra, Michael, 1972-
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
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Details
- Description
- xi, 233 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Sporting
- Uniform Title
- Sporting (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-228) and index.
- Contents
- Louisville's favorite son : the professional debut -- Choosing management : the courtship of Cassius Clay -- The early bouts, 1961-1962 -- Clay vs. Moore : the seminal text -- The most hated man in boxing? The early bouts, 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 man phase -- Forty years of Ali : the making of an icon -- The legacy of Ali's 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 literary rehabilitation of Ali's legend -- Olympic torch : from literature to television -- Beyond moral authority : the apotheosis of Muhammad Ali -- Culture meets commerce : the Muhammad Ali center, naming rights, and the price of moral authority -- The backlash : exploring contradictory meanings of Ali.
- Call Number
- Sc E 09-523
- ISBN
- 1592136613 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781592136612 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1592136621 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781592136629 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008034323
- OCLC
- 226357378
- Author
- Ezra, Michael, 1972-
- Title
- Muhammad Ali : the making of an icon / Michael Ezra.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
- Series
- SportingSporting (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-228) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 09-523