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Cover Stories : narrative and ideology in the British spy thriller
Author
Title
Cover Stories : narrative and ideology in the British spy thriller / Michael Denning.
ISBN
1138796247
1138796255
1315757990
1317634829
1317634837
1317634845
9781138796249
9781138796256
9781315757995
9781317634829
9781317634836
9781317634843
Published
New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (181 pages)
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Summary
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 transformations of the twentieth century into the intrigues of a shadow world of secret agents. Combining cultural history with narrative analysis, Cover Stories explores the two main traditions of the thriller: the thriller of the work, in which bureaucratic routines are invested with political meaning; and the thriller of.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Denning, Michael. Cover Stories (Routledge Revivals) : Narrative and Ideology in the British Spy Thriller. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge Revivals
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Thrillers, shockers, spy novels; Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy: typologies of spy thriller; Yesterday's spy: toward a history of the thriller; The great game of realism; 2 Sport in a land flowing with strikes and profiteers; Empire and espionage; Great impersonations; Amateurs; 3 Epitaph for an amateur; The simple art of spying; Innocents abroad; Under Western eyes; 4 Licensed to look; Thrillers of the spectacle; Killing time.
Thrilling citiesFor Your Eyes Only; 5 Looking-glass wars; If books could kill: from thriller to spy novel; 'Or would you rather be Swiss?': the ideology of Englishness; Safe houses; Need to know; Conclusion; Notes; Index.
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