Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali And The Spirit Of The Sixties - Softcover

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<b>Shortlisted for the 1999 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and voted one of twenty-five &ldquo;Books to Remember 2000&rdquo; by the New York Public Library</b><br><br> Is there a more characteristic figure of the sixties than Muhammad Ali&mdash;playful and political, popular and non-conformist, defiant and triumphant? In a unique new book, Mike Marqusee puts the great boxer back in his true historical context to explore a crucial moment at the cross-roads of popular culture and mass resistance. He traces Ali&rsquo;s interaction with the evolving black liberation and anti-war movements, including his brief but fascinating liaison with Malcolm X, as well as his encounters with Martin Luther King. Marqusee&rsquo;s elegant and forceful narrative explores the origins and impact of Ali&rsquo;s dramatic public stands on race and the draft, and reinterprets the &ldquo;Rumble in the Jungle,&rdquo; shedding new light on its triumph and tragedy. Above all, he imbues Ali&rsquo;s story with a long-neglected international dimension, revealing why he was embraced with such warmth by diverse peoples across the globe.<br><br> This timely antidote to the apolitical celebration of Ali as &ldquo;a great American&rdquo; revisits the man and the period with a fresh eye, casting new light on both his courage and his confusions. And, in a new afterword for this second edition, Marqusee reflects on Ali&rsquo;s legacy in the era of the &ldquo;war on terror.&rdquo;

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