{"product_id":"muhammad-ali-trickster-in-the-culture-of-irony-paperback-softback-9780745628714","title":"Muhammad Ali; Trickster in the Culture of Irony (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745628714","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMuhammad Ali\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTrickster in the Culture of Irony\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Lemert (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745628714, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 August 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.336 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A brilliant meditation on celebrity and spectatorship and an astute cultural analysis of race and sport, Charles Lemert's \u003ci\u003eMuhammad Ali\u003c\/i\u003e is also an affectionate biography of one of the most significant figures of our age.\" \u003ci\u003eBarry Glassner, University of Southern California, author of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ali's fame was launched on the tide of his astonishing athletic prowess, but it was borne along by the spurting cross-currents of culture, race and politics which boiled so fiercely during the 1960s and 1970s. Lemert is excellent on Ali in relation to these cross-currents, but he also dares to dive deeper, into the secret waters of myth, totem and taboo which still underlie more of human thought and feeling than we may like to admit … This is a remarkably interesting and re-readable essay.\" \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA probing account of Muhammad Ali’s life, which also examines the man’s celebrity and his importance in global history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first book to unravel the reasons for the enduring respect and reverence that Muhammad Ali commands long after the end of his athletic career.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an original and compelling theory of the celebrity in postmodern society.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. From the Beginnings : GG is Gonna Whip Everybody. \u003cp\u003e2. Celebrity, Tricks, and Culture: Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Trickster Queers the World: I Don’t Have to Be What You Want Me to Be.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Irony of Global Cultures: No Viet Cong ever Called me Nigger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Coming Home to the Heart of Darkness: When we were Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Trickster Bodies and Cultural Death: You’ll Die One Day So Better Get Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAli and the World: A Chronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406587621656,"sku":"9780745628714","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745628714.jpg?v=1784140462","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/muhammad-ali-trickster-in-the-culture-of-irony-paperback-softback-9780745628714","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}