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The Rumble in the Jungle - Muhammad Ali and George Foreman on the Global Stage (Paperback)
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The Rumble in the Jungle - Muhammad Ali and George Foreman on the Global Stage (Paperback)
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The 1974 fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, staged in
the young nation of Zaire and dubbed the Rumble in the Jungle, was
arguably the biggest sporting event of the twentieth century. The
bout between an ascendant undefeated champ and an outspoken master
trying to reclaim the throne was a true multimedia spectacle. A
three-day festival of international music-featuring James Brown,
Miriam Makeba, and many others-preceded the fight itself, which was
viewed by a record-breaking one billion people worldwide. Lewis A.
Erenberg's new book provides a global perspective on this singular
match, not only detailing the titular fight but also locating it at
the center of the cultural dramas of the day. TheRumble in the
Jungle orbits around Ali and Foreman, placing them at the
convergence of the American Civil Rights movement and the Great
Society, the rise of Islamic and African liberation efforts, and
the ongoing quest to cast off the shackles of colonialism. With his
far-reaching take on sports, music, marketing, and mass
communications, Erenberg shows how one boxing match became nothing
less than a turning point in 1970s culture.
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