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Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties

Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties

by Mike Marqusee (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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Synopsis

Shortlisted for the 1999 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and voted one of the twenty-five "Books to Remember 2000" by the New York Public Library. In this timely antidote to the apolitical celebration of Muhammad Ali as 'a great American', Mike Marqusee puts the boxer back in his true historical context to explore a crucial moment at the crossroads of popular culture and mass resistance. And, in a new afterword for this second edition, he reflects on Ali's legacy in the era of the 'war on terror'.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 11 May 2000
ISBN 10: 1859842933
ISBN 13: 9781859842935
Prizes: Shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 1999.

Media Reviews
A beautiful book. --Arundhati Roy Among the slew of recent Ali books, here's one that returns the political sting to 'The Greatest' ... As Marqusee portrays him, Ali is still the righteous outlaw, as badass as ever and still in the eye of a global storm. -- Time Out New York Fascinating, well-written, entertaining and significant. Redemption Song provides rare and important insights into Muhammad Ali and his immense global impact on a turbulent and ground-breaking era. --Leon Gast As Marqusee charts how Ali helped create a global consciousness, he succeeds in knocking Ali off the respectable pedestal on which American culture had placed him, resurrecting him as the radical figure he truly was ... a vibrant historical essay. -- Publishers Weekly A thrilling book about a true and enduring hero ... Mike Marqusee has done him, and us, proud. --John Pilger Excellent ... Reminds us just how explosive and divisive a figure Ali was. -- Independent on Sunday
Author Bio
Mike Marqusee's books include Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s, Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties, War Minus the Shooting, Anyone but England and If I Am Not for Myself. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian and writes a fortnightly column for the Indian newspaper The Hindu. He lives in London.