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"From James Bond to Jason Bourne and beyond, this book offers a thorough rethinking of the resilient, iconic figure of the secret agent. Jeremy Packer has put together an innovative volume that is a must-read for anyone interested in popular cinema or new directions in cultural studies." Christoph Lindner, Professor of English Literature, University of Amsterdam

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Contents: Tony Bennett: Preface – Jeremy Packer: The Many Beyonds: An Introduction – Kevin J. Hagopian: Flint and Satyriasis: The Bond Parodies of the 1960s – Christine Jacqueline Feldman: Austin Powers: Reinventing the Myth of Mod Spies and Swingers – Matthew Jordan: ’Tween Rockwell and Orwell: The Re-Culturing of Paranoia in the Spy Kids Films – Jeremy Packer/Sarah Sharma: Postfeminism Galore: The Bond Girl as Weapon of Mass Consumption – Miranda J. Brady: The Well-Tempered Spy: Family, Nation, and the Female Secret Agent in Alias – Jack Z. Bratich: Spies Like Us: Secret Agency and Popular Occulture – James Hay: Statecraft, Spycraft, and Spacecraft: The Political Career (and Craft) of a Popular Hero in Outer Space – Toby Miller: Afterword: Why Won’t Spies Go Away?

Secret Agents Popular Icons Beyond James Bond

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      Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
      Publication Date: 3/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780820486703, 978-0820486703
      ISBN10: 0820486701

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "From James Bond to Jason Bourne and beyond, this book offers a thorough rethinking of the resilient, iconic figure of the secret agent. Jeremy Packer has put together an innovative volume that is a must-read for anyone interested in popular cinema or new directions in cultural studies." Christoph Lindner, Professor of English Literature, University of Amsterdam

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Tony Bennett: Preface – Jeremy Packer: The Many Beyonds: An Introduction – Kevin J. Hagopian: Flint and Satyriasis: The Bond Parodies of the 1960s – Christine Jacqueline Feldman: Austin Powers: Reinventing the Myth of Mod Spies and Swingers – Matthew Jordan: ’Tween Rockwell and Orwell: The Re-Culturing of Paranoia in the Spy Kids Films – Jeremy Packer/Sarah Sharma: Postfeminism Galore: The Bond Girl as Weapon of Mass Consumption – Miranda J. Brady: The Well-Tempered Spy: Family, Nation, and the Female Secret Agent in Alias – Jack Z. Bratich: Spies Like Us: Secret Agency and Popular Occulture – James Hay: Statecraft, Spycraft, and Spacecraft: The Political Career (and Craft) of a Popular Hero in Outer Space – Toby Miller: Afterword: Why Won’t Spies Go Away?

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