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 consumption, masculine bravado, and interracial love wherever he traveled. "Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner" provides the first in-depth exploration of Johnson's battles against the color line in places as far-flung as Sydney, London, Cape Town, Paris, Havana, and Mexico City. In relating this dramatic story, Theresa Runstedtler constructs a global history of race, gender, and empire in the early twentieth century.
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"This book is a must-have addition to any boxing fan's library." -- Glenn Wilson Boxing News "Runstedtler brings new perspectives to bear in Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner... it's well worth the read." -- Thomas Hauser The Ring "Runstedtler presents an unexpected yet wholly authentic take on the great African American boxer, Jack Johnson." -- Alan Moores Booklist "A fascinating must-read for students of African American or American studies covering the early 1900s." -- Jim Burns Library Journal "My nominee for book of the year by a rising young scholar... For anyone interested in colonialism, imperialism, race, and the global impact of sport, this book is a must read." -- Mark Naison With A Brooklyn Accent "A thoroughly researched, scholarly study, meant to be read slowly and considered deeply... Highly recommended for all readers." -- R. W. Roberts, Purdue University Choice "A multitude of biographies have examined the life and influence of Jack Johnson over the last half-century, largely focused on the boxer's battles, escapades, and problems in the United States. Theresa Runstedtler has addressed a need for a more complete analysis in a transnational study that concentrates on Johnson's international impact... This book is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature." -- Gerald R. Gems Journal of Sport History "Using the color line as her yardstick, Runstedtler brilliantly measures Johnson's global impact... She adds freshinsights about the meaning of Johnson's life, and she suggests new ways of understanding sport, race, and history." -- Randy Roberts Journal of American History "In Theresa Runstedtler's exciting new book about Jack Johnson's global impact, Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line, we get something very rare - a history that truly travels the world along with its subject. This book represents a bold new way of conceptualizing boxing history across vectors of space, race, and theory. Recognizing the global nature of the sport and her subject, Runstedtler provides us with a transnational account in a genre that all-too-often tracks its participants no further than the boundaries of the ring... A book like this one is long overdue and much welcomed." -- Troy Rondinone International Journal of the History of Sport
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-520-27160-9 (9780520271609)
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Theresa Runstedtler is Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Buffalo.
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 Americas 7. The Empire Strikes Back: The "French Jack Johnson" and the Rising Tide of Color Epilogue: Visible Men, Harmless Icons Notes Bibliography Index
