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A collection of essays that considers the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, and also examines the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives.

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"Christoph Lindner's anthology is not only the ideal textbook for university or college courses on 007 but also an excellent case study in popular culture" Christoph Laught, University of Liverpool

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
Figures
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Copyright Acknowledgements
Select Bond Chronology
Introduction / Christoph Lindner
Part I: Reading 007
1 The Moments of Bond / Tony Bennett & Janet Woollacott
2 Narrative Structures in Fleming / Umberto Eco
3 Licensed to Look: James Bond and the Heroism of Consumption / Michael Denning
4 Criminal Vision and the Ideology of Detection in Fleming’s 007 Series / Christoph Lindner
5 ‘Entertainment for Men’: Uncovering the Playboy Bond / Claire Hines
Part II: Screening 007
6 A Licence to Thrill / James Chapman
7 The James Bond Films: Conditions of Production / Janet Woollacott
8 Creating a Bond Market: Selling John Barry’s Soundtracks and Theme
Songs / Jeff Smith
9 Doctor No: Bonding Britishness to Racial Sovereignty / Cynthia Baron
10 Hard-Wear: The Millennium, Technology, and Brosnan’s Bond / Martin Willis
11 Body Politics and Casino Royale: Gender and (Inter)National Security / Colleen M. Tremonte and Linda Racioppi
Part 3: Re-thinking 007
12 ‘Under the very skirts of Britannia’: Re-reading Women in the James Bond Novels / Christine Bold
13 Pussy Galore / Elisabeth Ladenson
14 Britain’s Last Line of Defence: Miss Moneypenny and the Desperations of
Filmic Feminism / Tara Brabazon
15 Dial ‘M’ for Metonym: Universal Exports, M’s Office Space and Empire /
Paul Stock
16 Kamasutra Bond-ing / Ajay Gehlawat
17 James Bond’s Penis / Toby Miller
18 ‘The World Has Changed’: Bond in the 1990s - and Beyond? / Jim Leach
19 Shaken, Stirred, Pixellated: Video Gaming as Bond / Stefan Hall
Select Bibliography
Index

The James Bond Phenomenon A Critical Reader

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2009
      ISBN13: 9780719080951, 978-0719080951
      ISBN10: 719080959

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of essays that considers the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, and also examines the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives.

      Trade Review
      "Christoph Lindner's anthology is not only the ideal textbook for university or college courses on 007 but also an excellent case study in popular culture" Christoph Laught, University of Liverpool

      Table of Contents

      Preface to the Second Edition
      Figures
      Contributors
      Acknowledgements
      Copyright Acknowledgements
      Select Bond Chronology
      Introduction / Christoph Lindner
      Part I: Reading 007
      1 The Moments of Bond / Tony Bennett & Janet Woollacott
      2 Narrative Structures in Fleming / Umberto Eco
      3 Licensed to Look: James Bond and the Heroism of Consumption / Michael Denning
      4 Criminal Vision and the Ideology of Detection in Fleming’s 007 Series / Christoph Lindner
      5 ‘Entertainment for Men’: Uncovering the Playboy Bond / Claire Hines
      Part II: Screening 007
      6 A Licence to Thrill / James Chapman
      7 The James Bond Films: Conditions of Production / Janet Woollacott
      8 Creating a Bond Market: Selling John Barry’s Soundtracks and Theme
      Songs / Jeff Smith
      9 Doctor No: Bonding Britishness to Racial Sovereignty / Cynthia Baron
      10 Hard-Wear: The Millennium, Technology, and Brosnan’s Bond / Martin Willis
      11 Body Politics and Casino Royale: Gender and (Inter)National Security / Colleen M. Tremonte and Linda Racioppi
      Part 3: Re-thinking 007
      12 ‘Under the very skirts of Britannia’: Re-reading Women in the James Bond Novels / Christine Bold
      13 Pussy Galore / Elisabeth Ladenson
      14 Britain’s Last Line of Defence: Miss Moneypenny and the Desperations of
      Filmic Feminism / Tara Brabazon
      15 Dial ‘M’ for Metonym: Universal Exports, M’s Office Space and Empire /
      Paul Stock
      16 Kamasutra Bond-ing / Ajay Gehlawat
      17 James Bond’s Penis / Toby Miller
      18 ‘The World Has Changed’: Bond in the 1990s - and Beyond? / Jim Leach
      19 Shaken, Stirred, Pixellated: Video Gaming as Bond / Stefan Hall
      Select Bibliography
      Index

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