The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007

The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007

This book presents an insightful and thoroughly entertaining exploration of the political context of the Bond books and films. Jeremy Black offers a historianâ€™s interpretation from the perspective of the late 2010s, assessing James Bond in terms of the greatly changing world order of the Bond yearsâ€”a lifetime that stretches from 1953, when the first novel appeared, to the present. Black argues that the Bond novelsâ€”the Fleming books as well as the often-neglected novels authored by others after Fleming died in 1964â€”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 postâ€“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, raceâ€”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.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 28447783
ReleaseDate 2017-08-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781442276116

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	28447783
ReleaseDate	2017-08-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781442276116