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Sean Connery's tuxedo, Ursula Andress' bikini, Oddjob's bowler hat, and Q's gadgets are just a few defining features of the 007 world examined in The James Bond phenomenon. Drawn from the fields of literary, film, music, and cultural studies, the essays in this collection range from revitalised readings of Ian Fleming's original spy novels to the analysis of Pussy Galore's lesbianism, Miss Moneypenny's filmic feminism, and Pierce Brosnan's techno-fetishism. Together, the essays not only consider the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, but also examine the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives. This updated and expanded edition features new essays on a range of hot topics, including Daniel Craig's debut as Bond, Playboy magazine's obsession with the 007 lifestyle, Bond's erotic Orientalism, and the rise of 007 video gaming.
| ISBN | 0719080959 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780719080951
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 454 | | Publisher | Manchester University Press | | Published in | Manchester | | Imprint | Manchester University Press | | Previous ISBN | 9780719065415 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 01 Jun 2009 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY | 791.4375 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 272 | |
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| | | List of figures | | | | | | List of contributors | | | | | | Select Bond chronology | | | | | | Introduction | | | | | | Christoph Lindner | | 1 | | Pt. I | | Reading 007 | | | | 1 | | The moments of Bond by Tony Bennett and Janet Woollacott | | 13 | | 2 | | Narrative structures in Fleming by Umberto Eco | | 34 | | 3 | | Licensed to look: James Bond and the heroism of consumption by Michael Denning | | 56 | | 4 | | Criminal vision and the ideology of detection in Fleming's 007 series by Christoph Lindner | | 76 | | 5 | | 'Entertainment for men': uncovering the Playboy Bond by Claire Hines | | 89 | | Pt. II | | Screening 007 | | | | 6 | | A licence to thrill by James Chapman | | 109 | | 7 | | The James Bond films: conditions of production by Janet Woollacott | | 117 | | 8 | | Creating a Bond market: selling John Barry's soundtracks and theme songs by Jeff Smith | | 136 | | 9 | | Doctor No: bonding Britishness to racial sovereignty by Cynthia Baron | | 153 | | 10 | | Hard-wear: the millennium, technology, and Brosnan's Bond by Martin Willis | | 169 | | 11 | | Body politics and Casino Royale: gender and (inter)national security by Colleen M. Tremonte and Linda Racioppi | | 184 | | Pt. III | | Re-thinking 007 | | | | 12 | | 'Under the very skirts of Britannia': re-reading women in the James Bond novels by Christine Bold | | 205 | | 13 | | Pussy Galore by Elisabeth Ladenson | | 220 | | 14 | | Britain's last line of defence: Miss Moneypenny and the desperations of filmic feminism by Tara Brabazon | | 238 | | | More... | | | | | | Index | | 337 |
"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  Be the first to write a customer review
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