First published in 1987, this title tracks the spy thriller from John Buchanan to Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré, and shows how these tales of spies, moles, and the secret service tell a history of modern society, translating the political and cultural transformation…
The first narrative analysis of mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers demonstrating their critiques of political responses to the dangers of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism.
Analyses mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers as resistance to political oppressionEspionage and Exile demonstrates that from the 1930s through the Cold War British writers Eric Ambler, Helen MacInnes, John le Carré, Pamela Frankau and filmmaker Leslie Howard combine prop…
"Espionage and Exile" demonstrates that from the 1930s through the Cold War British writers Eric Ambler, Helen MacInnes, John le Carre, Pamela Frankau and filmmaker Leslie Howard combine propaganda and popular entertainment to call for resistance to political oppression. Their s…
Analyses mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers as resistance to political oppression. Espionage and Exile demonstrates that from the 1930s through the Cold War British writers Eric Ambler, Helen MacInnes, John le CarrÃ♭, Pamela Frankau and filmmaker Leslie Howard combine p…
"A collection of philosophical essays about the fictional world of James Bond as seen in Ian Fleming's novels and the ongoing film series. Issues addressed include existentialism and the good life, crime and punishment, gender politics, the cold war and nuclear proliferation, an…
A collection of philosophical essays about the fictional world of James Bond as seen in Ian Fleming's novels and the ongoing film series. Issues addressed include existentialism and the good life, crime and punishment, gender politics, the cold war and nuclear proliferation, and…