Anthony O. Edmonds

Muhammad Ali

A Biography

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Produktbeschreibung

At the pinnacle of his boxing career during the 1960s and early 1970s, Muhammad Ali seemed to be a cultural symbol of the times. He has been viewed by some as a hero and by others as a rebel, but either way he is arguably the most famous American in the world. In this volume, Ali's life is described from his birth to the present, with an emphasis on his career through 1975. The work covers such topics as his various boxing matches including The Thrilla in Manilla, his religious conversion to the Nation of Islam, the Vietnam War, and his efforts to promote world peace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780313330926
• ISBN-10: 0313330921
• Artikelnr.: 21995665

Autorenporträt

Anthony O. Edmonds is Professor of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is author of The War in Vietnam (Greenwood, 1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Preface Introduction Timeline Boxing in its Historical and Cultural Context This Lip is Launched: Cassius Clay Emerges, 1942
1960 The Lip Arrives: May 1960
June 1963 The Liston Bouts and the "Total Eclipses of the Sonnys": June 1964
May 1965 The Brief Ascendancy and Long Fall: June 1965
April 1967 Exile: April 1967
September 1970 A Triumphant Return: April 1970
January 1974 From Foreman to retirment: The Last Professional Years The Real Muhammad Ali? Bibliography Index