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Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner : Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line /
In his day, Jack Johnson--born in Texas, the son of former slaves--was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908-1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous consum...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2012]
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| Colección: | American crossroads ;
33. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface. Sparring Nations, Global Problem; Introduction: Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner; 1. Embodying Empire: Jack Johnson and the White Pacific; 2. White Censors, Dark Screens: The Jeffries-Johnson Fight Film Controversy; 3. Jack Johnson versus John Bull: The Rise of the British Boxing Colour Bar; 4. The Black Atlantic from Below: African American Boxers and the Search for Exile; 5. Trading Race: Black Bodies and French Regeneration.
- 6. Viva Johnson! Fighting over Race in the Americas7. The Empire Strikes Back: The "French Jack Johnson" and the Rising Tide of Color; Epilogue: Visible Men, Harmless Icons; Notes; Bibliography; Index.