Tyson: Nurture of the BeastISBN: 978-0-7456-3070-0
Paperback
200 pages
January 2005, Polity
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Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated
“Ellis Cashmore has gone beneath the persona of Tyson with
intelligent sensitivity. He has pointed us towards the motives in
the psyche of an extraordinary figure in the history of sport and
analysed why Tyson remains such a figure of fascination to so many
people.”
John Goodbody, The Times
“Ellis Cashmore’s book will fascinate and frustrate
an unusually wide range of readers. He juxtaposes the biography of
Mike Tyson against mini-narratives of other prominent athletes and
celebrities, African American leaders, and contemporaneous
incidents, allowing biographical narrative to unfold almost
seamlessly into analysis and cultural history. In situating Tyson
in his times, Cashmore offers an uncompromising critique of late
twentieth-century US race relations, as well as presenting a
compelling account of an intriguing career and life
story.”
Douglas Hartmann, University of Minnesota
"His account is a well-written and fascinating attempt to help
us understand this. It will undoubtedly appeal to a large
readership. It is not a purely academic read, but neither is it a
trashy hagiography. As such it deserves a broad audience outside of
what is traditional for an 'academic' book."
Guy Osborn, University of Westminster