Peter Lang Publishing, Date: 2009-02-17. First printing. Paperback. Used:Good. 2009. Peter Lang Publishing ISBN 0820486698 9780820486697 [US]

ISBN10: 0820486698, ISBN13: 9780820486697, [publisher: Peter Lang] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Why does the secret agent never seem to die Why, in fact, has the secret agent not only survived the Cold War - which critics and pundits surmised would be the death of James Bond and of the genre more generally - but grown in popularity Secret Agents attempts to answer these questions as it investigates the political and cultural ramifications of the continued popularity and increasing diversity of the secret agent across television, film, and popular culture. The volume opens with a foreword by Tony Bennett, and proceeds to investigate programs, figures, and films such as Alias, Austin Powers, Spy Kids, the «new» Bond Girl, Flint, Mission Impossible, Jason Bourne, and concludes with an afterword by Toby Miller. Chapters throughout question what it means for this popular icon to have far wider currency and meaning than merely that of James Bond as the white male savior of capital and democracy.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2009]
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ISBN10: 0820486698, ISBN13: 9780820486697, [publisher: Peter Lang] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Why does the secret agent never seem to die Why, in fact, has the secret agent not only survived the Cold War - which critics and pundits surmised would be the death of James Bond and of the genre more generally - but grown in popularity Secret Agents attempts to answer these questions as it investigates the political and cultural ramifications of the continued popularity and increasing diversity of the secret agent across television, film, and popular culture. The volume opens with a foreword by Tony Bennett, and proceeds to investigate programs, figures, and films such as Alias, Austin Powers, Spy Kids, the «new» Bond Girl, Flint, Mission Impossible, Jason Bourne, and concludes with an afterword by Toby Miller. Chapters throughout question what it means for this popular icon to have far wider currency and meaning than merely that of James Bond as the white male savior of capital and democracy.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2009]
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ISBN10: 0820486698, ISBN13: 9780820486697, [publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers 17 F] Softcover Secret Agents: Popular Icons Beyond James Bond This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]