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- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9781442276116
- Book Title
- World of James Bond : the Lives and Times of 007
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, History, Social Science, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Film / General, Mystery & Detective, Film / Genres / Action & Adventure, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World, Film / History & Criticism
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 218 Pages
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This book presents an insightful and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the political context of the Bond books and films. Jeremy Black offers a historian's interpretation from the perspective of the late 2010s, assessing James Bond in terms of the greatly changing world order of the Bond years-a lifetime that stretches from 1953, when the first novel appeared, to the present. Black argues that the Bond novels-the Fleming books as well as the often-neglected novels authored by others after Fleming died in 1964-and films drew on current fears in order to reduce the implausibility of the villains and their villainy. The novels and films also presented potent images of national character, explored the rapidly changing relationship between a declining Britain and an ascendant United States, charted the course of the Cold War and the subsequent post-1990 world, and offered an evolving but always potent demonology. Bond was, and still is, an important aspect of post-World War II popular culture throughout the Western world. This was particularly so after Hollywood launched the filmic Bond, thus making him not only a character designed for the American film market but also a world product and a figure of globalization. Class, place, gender, violence, sex, race-all are themes that Black scrutinizes through the ongoing shifts in characterization and plot. His well-informed and well-argued analysis provides a fascinating history of the enduring and evolving appeal of James Bond.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1442276118
ISBN-13
9781442276116
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235982836
Product Key Features
Book Title
World of James Bond : the Lives and Times of 007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Mystery & Detective, Film / Genres / Action & Adventure, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Literary Criticism, History, Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
218 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.J3b53 2017
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Jeremy Black is a scintillating writer who understands our culture brilliantly--his is the definitive take on Britain's Greatest Spy, Fans of James Bond must get hold of this superb book by distinguished historian Jeremy Black. Black explores the enduring global fascination with Ian Fleming's incredible creation, the legendary superspy 007, who comes to the defense of the Britons in this most recent dangerous dark age. With insight and flair, Black relates the Bond books and movies produced over the past sixty years to today's kaleidoscopic real-world nightmares of superpower confrontation and international terrorism. In Jeremy Black, Mr. Bond has finally met his match!, Black's comprehensive study is commendable for the ease with which he brings together an accurate historical context for these cultural productions . . . It is not just Black's encyclopaedic knowledge of politics that is brought to bear on his most recent work on Bond, but his understanding of the important reciprocal influences of other aspects of popular culture - from the Beatles phenomenon to the space age fascination of Star Wars., The world of James Bond, the author tells us, is one of shifting political and moral realities. Bond, a Cold War spy when he first appeared in literary form in the 1950s, has been faced with some major cultural upheavals (particularly in the 1960s); the challenge, for Bond creator Ian Fleming and for the filmmakers and novelists who have continued telling Bond stories after Fleming's death, was to allow Bond to adapt to changes in his world while remaining essentially the same person. The most notable change in the Bond series, especially in the movies, was the shift from realism to larger-than-life spectacle; the evil and completely fictional SPECTRE, for example, replaced Fleming's original villainous spy organization, SMERSH, which had been based on a real Russian intelligence group.... [T]his is a worthy addition to the ever-growing literature about the world's most famous superspy., The World of James Bond is a very important study of James Bond, one of the most important literary characters invented during the World War II, and some other lesser known spy characters. Understanding the character of British super spy 007 is like understanding the Cold War. With his impeccable academic credentials, Jeremy Black helps us understand the super spy most of us loved for more than half a century. Many of us still love James Bond. Understanding super spy 007 is also important because we may again slip back into another Cold War era., Black, a British military historian, considers James Bond's various print and screen incarnations and the villains he has fought over the years from a historical perspective. Introduced to the public in the 1953 novel Casino Royale, Bond was the creation of Ian Fleming, an officer in British naval intelligence during WWII. When the series began, Britain was still an imperial power, Churchill was again prime minister, and the Cold War was underway. Black shows that the ensuing books, and the films that came later, were informed by changing world politics. The villains, whether the Communist Le Chiffre in the novel (but not the screen versions of) Casino Royale, the mafia in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), or the rogue agent of the post-Cold War GoldenEye (1995), reflected contemporary fears. Black places more emphasis on the films than on the novels, aptly comparing the former to a 'very good meal that you already know and love.' Black's analysis of how a succession of writers and actors have presented Bond over the years goes well beyond being a literary or film retrospective by incorporating sociopolitical grace notes. His survey, which includes a brief piece on how Trump's America might influence the franchise, serves as a thoughtful and uniquely positioned consideration of shifting cultural currents over the last seven decades.
Table of Content
Preface Chapter One: Political Background Chapter Two: Changing Values Chapter Three: The Later Novels Chapter Four: Bond Hits the Screen Chapter Five: Moore and Americanization Chapter Six: The Dalton Glasnost Years Chapter Seven: The Brosnan Era Chapter Eight: The Age of Craig Chapter Nine: Towards a Bond World
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-011420
Dewey Decimal
791.4375
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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