Illuminating a powerful intersection between popular culture and global politics, Spies and Holy Wars draws on a sampling of more than eight hundred British and American thrillers that are propelled by the theme of jihadoan Islamic holy war or crusade against the West. Published…
"For anyone who has a taste for either spy novels or the presentation of Middle Easterners in popular culture, this is a fascinating read."--Richard Bulliet, Professor of History, Columbia University Illuminating a powerful intersection between popular culture and global politi…
1. Divided states : space, power and occupied territory in post-war Europe -- 2. Between battleground and fairground : British espionage fiction and post-war London -- 3. Safe as houses : the spy and domestic space -- 4. One-way ticket : travel, identity and espionage -- 5. Wind…
The position of spy fiction is largely synonymous in popular culture with ideas of patriotism and national security, with the spy himself indicative of the defence of British interests and the preservation of British power around the globe. This book reveals a more complicated s…
