Muhammad Ali : trickster in the culture of irony /

Lemert, Charles C., 1937-

Muhammad Ali : trickster in the culture of irony / Charles Lemert. - Oxford : Polity Press, 2003. - 215 p.: ill., photgrs.; 23 cm. - Celebrities Series .

Includes bibliographical references, notes (p.188-206) and index

From the beginnings: GG is Gonna whip everybody-- Celebrity, tricks and culture: Float like a Butterfly, sting like a bee-- Trickster queers the world: I don't have to be what you want me to be-- The irony of global cultures: No viet cng ever called me nigger-- Coming home to the heart of darkness: When we were kings-- Trickster bodies and cultural death: You 'll die one day... so better get ready-- Ali and the world: A chronology.

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Ali, Muhammad, 1942-


African American boxers--Biography.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Boxeadores afroamericano--Biografía
Boxeo (Deportes)--Estados Unidos--Biografía

GV 1132 / A398L 2003

796.83092