Product details

Format:

Hardback

Language of text:

English

Isbn-13:

9789462982185, 978-9462982185

Isbn-10:

946298218X

Author:

Jaap Verheul

Publisher:

Amsterdam University Press

Imprint:

Amsterdam University Press

Publication date:

2020-10-15

Product dimensions:

208mm (w) x 241mm (h) x 26mm (d)

Overview

It is through the abovementioned triptych - Beyond Britain, Beyond the Hero, and Beyond the Films - that Beyond 007: James Bond Reconsidered seeks to achieve its three major goals: to re-visit and re-examine the most important characteristics of the Bond phenomenon; to acknowledge and thoroughly analyze its inconspicuous and therefore relatively un-investigated components; and to challenge, rethink, and intervene in existing scholarly debates on her Majesty's most infamous secret agent. The release of No Time To Die in 2021 heralds the arrival of the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond film series. Since the release of Dr. No in 1962, the cinematic James Bond has expedited the transformation of Ian Fleming's literary creation into an icon of western popular culture that has captivated audiences across the globe by transcending barriers of ideology, nation, empire, gender, race, ethnicity, and generation. The Cultural Life of James Bond: Specters of 007 untangles the seemingly perpetual allure of the Bond phenomenon by looking at the non-canonical texts and contexts that encompass the cultural life of James Bond. Chronicling the evolution of the British secret agent over half a century of political, social, and cultural permutations, the fifteen chapters examine the Bond-brand beyond the film series and across media platforms while understanding these ancillary texts and contexts as sites of negotiation with the Eon franchise.

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