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04703aam a22006138i 4500 001 8536FC8E7E0411EE85718D4F22ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231108010026 008 230313s2023 nyua e b 001 0deng 010 $a 2023009692 020 $a 1541675657 020 $a 9781541675650 035 $a (OCoLC)1372393874 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCF $d TOH $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d OI6 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-il $a n-us-il 050 00 $a GV884.J67 $b S52 2023 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20230313 100 1 $a Smith, John Matthew, $e author. 245 10 $a Jumpman : $b the making and meaning of Michael Jordan / $c Johnny Smith. 246 3 $a Jump man 246 30 $a Making and meaning of Michael Jordan 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2311 264 1 $a New York : $b Basic Books, $c [2023] 300 $a vii, 325 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface: The mystique -- The hero business -- The Spike and Mike show -- Sweet home, Chicago -- Raging bull -- Bobos and warriors -- Crumbs -- Bad boys -- Other people's money -- King of the court -- Be like Mike -- The greatest show on earth -- Alone at the mountaintop -- Epilogue: The last dance. 520 $a "In 1991, Michael Jordan was on the brink of his first national championship and global superstardom. As he overcame stiff competition from the reigning titans of basketball and solidified his iconic status in the imagination of the American public, every new success created unprecedented commercial possibilities. Yet his life grew increasingly isolating. Every game, every appearance on television, amplified the public clamoring for Jordan to meet an impossible standard. As a national symbol, praised for transcending race, Jordan came to be seen as a bridge between white America and Black America, a unifying force in an age of dissolving social solidarity. It was a burden that was ultimately too much for one person, even one as extraordinary as Michael Jordan. Jumpman is the story of how Michael Jordan became the most famous and celebrated athlete in America. The book chronicles his ascendance as an NBA champion during the 1990-1991 season revealing the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped him and redefined the sport's importance. It explores how the NBA and Nike, publicists and producers, coaches and competitors, reporters and fans molded Jordan into a mythic version of the man from Wilmington, NC. Examining the unreckoned consequences of Jordan's fame and how race shaped the way people interpreted him and his achievements, Jumpman uncovers how Michael Jordan became something he never intended to be: an American hero. The book also reveals the paradox of Jordan with unprecedented acuity. In response to the growing demands on his time and the increasingly intrusive requests from the public and the press, Jordan became disillusioned with the trappings of celebrity, consciously cultivating an aura of secrecy. By design, this also hid the importance of race. Jordan understood that the less the public knew about his politics and his personal life, particularly past battles with racism, the more likable he would appear to people living under the illusion that the nation had solved its racial dilemmas. Blending dramatic accounts of gametime drama with grand depictions of the social forces sweeping America in the early 90s, Jumpman incisively portrays how racial conflict shaped Michael Jordan as he changed basketball history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Jordan, Michael, $d 1963- 650 0 $a Basketball players $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Basketball $z United States $x History. 610 20 $a Chicago Bulls (Basketball team) $x History. 610 20 $a National Basketball Association $x History. 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Jordan, Michael, $d 1963- $2 fast 610 27 $a Chicago Bulls (Basketball team) $2 fast 610 27 $a National Basketball Association $2 fast 650 7 $a Basketball $2 fast 650 7 $a Basketball players $2 fast 651 7 $a United States $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies $2 fast 655 7 $a History $2 fast 941 $a 8 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20240405024555.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20240202011905.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240104032619.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20240104011149.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20231212010515.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20231205011201.0 952 $l S2PA501 $d 20231115130138.0 952 $l SNPC104 $d 20231108141051.0 $m SNPC104 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8536FC8E7E0411EE85718D4F22ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search