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Book SynopsisShaken, not stirred -- cultural critics look at the many faces of 007 and his creator.
Trade Review[O]ffers some searching reflections on aspects of the Bond phenomenon.2.2
* Journal of British Cinema and Television *
[A]n entertaining and revealing examination of the many facets of Bond.
* Artistic License Renewed *
[A]. . . strong collection . . . lends itself to the pleasure of unexpected insights . . .convincing . . . brilliant leadoff . . . does full justice to Fleming's literary contribution . . . Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 2008
-- Andrew Hoberek * Project MUSE (MFS Modern Fiction Studies) *
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
Abbreviations
I. The Subject Is Bond
1. Fleming's Company Man: James Bond and the Management of Modernism Edward P. Comentale
2. "Alimentary, Dr. Leiter": Anal Anxiety in Diamonds Are Forever Dennis W. Allen
3. Lesbian Bondage, or Why Dykes Like 007 Jaime Hovey
4. James Bond: Cyborg-Aristocrat Patrick O'Donnell
II. Ian Fleming and Style
5. Living the James Bond Lifestyle Judith Roof
6. James Bond, Meta-Brand Aaron Jaffe
7. The Bond Market Craig N. Owens
III. Ian Fleming and the Global Imaginary
8. Bond and Britishness James Chapman
9. Shoot Back in Anger: Bond and the "Angry Young Man" Brian Patton
10. Tropical Bond Vivian Halloran
11. The Kennedys, Fleming, and Cuba: Bond's Foreign Policy Skip Willman
12. Wanting to Be James Bond Alexis Albion
IV. Structures of Feeling
13. Why Size Matters Christoph Lindner
14. 007 and 9/11, Specters and Structures of Feeling Stephen Watt
Acknowledgments
Works Cited
Contributors
Index
