| Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ Contributor(s): Gorn, Elliott J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0252067215 ISBN-13: 9780252067211 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: As the first book by scholars on the significance of his life and times, Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ is a fresh reassessment of the place of a giant sports idol and the role he has played in American history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 95002358 |
| Series: Sport and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.96" W x 8.94" (0.74 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For years recognized as the world's best-known athlete, Muhammad Ali played a fascinating role in American culture, with an influence that reached far beyond sports and, in many ways, defined his times. Ali the boxer stood side by side with Ali the vocal Black Muslim, Ali the cultural force, Ali the anti-war protestor, Ali the celebrity, Ali the narcissist, and more. In Muhammad Ali, the People's Champ, experts unpack Ali's various incarnations to build a vivid portrait of an iconic figure in the ring of public history and reveal how he touched people's lives in ways unprecedented by any sports figure before or since. |