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Book Synopsis
From World War I to the twenty-first century, this is a watershed examination of British and American thrillers whose villains are jihadists rather than Cold War nemeses.

Trade Review
"...if one wants to understand how and why the West misrepresents the East, it is much more useful to turn to work that is free of literary obscurantism, such as Simon's books on crime fiction...The book is great fun to read..." Robert Irwin writing for the Times Literary Supplement, August 2011

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Crime Fiction as Political Metaphor
  • Chapter 2. Spies and Holy War: Jihad and World War I
  • Chapter 3. Holy War and Empire: Fu Manchu in Cairo
  • Chapter 4. The Publishing Explosion and James Bond
  • Chapter 5. Secular Jihad: International Terrorism and Economic Destabilization
  • Chapter 6. The American Crusade Against Terror
  • Chapter 7. Jihad, the Apocalypse, and Back Again
  • Notes
  • Fiction Bibliography
  • Nonfiction Works Cited and Consulted
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2010
      ISBN13: 9780292737570, 978-0292737570
      ISBN10: 0292737572

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From World War I to the twenty-first century, this is a watershed examination of British and American thrillers whose villains are jihadists rather than Cold War nemeses.

      Trade Review
      "...if one wants to understand how and why the West misrepresents the East, it is much more useful to turn to work that is free of literary obscurantism, such as Simon's books on crime fiction...The book is great fun to read..." Robert Irwin writing for the Times Literary Supplement, August 2011

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgements
      • Chapter 1. Crime Fiction as Political Metaphor
      • Chapter 2. Spies and Holy War: Jihad and World War I
      • Chapter 3. Holy War and Empire: Fu Manchu in Cairo
      • Chapter 4. The Publishing Explosion and James Bond
      • Chapter 5. Secular Jihad: International Terrorism and Economic Destabilization
      • Chapter 6. The American Crusade Against Terror
      • Chapter 7. Jihad, the Apocalypse, and Back Again
      • Notes
      • Fiction Bibliography
      • Nonfiction Works Cited and Consulted
      • Index

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