Muhammad Ali: Trickster in the Culture of IronyISBN: 978-0-7456-2871-4
Paperback
224 pages
October 2003, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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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 Ali’s life, which also
examines the man’s 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.