James Bond in world and popular culture
the films are not enough
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Author
Publication
2010 - Cambridge Scholars, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Language
English
Word Count
126,250 words, Guess
Page Count
505 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24818633M
- ISBN-139781443822893
- ISBN-101443822892
- OCLC Control Number646398606
- Library of Congress Control Number2010467971
Classifications
- DDC791.4375
- LCCPR6056.L4 Z735 2010
Description
"James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough provides the most comprehensive study of the James Bond phenomena ever published. The 40 original essays provide new insights, scholarship, and understanding to the world of James Bond. Topics include the Bond girl, Bond related video games, Ian Fleming's relationship with the notorious Aleister Crowley and CIA director Alan Dulles. Other articles include Fleming as a character in modern fiction, Bond Jr. comics, the post Fleming novels of James Gardner and Raymond Benson, Bond as an American Superhero, and studies on the music, dance, fashion, and architecture in Bond films. Woody Allen and Peter Sellers as James Bond, are also considered as is Japanese imitation films from the 1960s, the Britishness of Bond, comparisons of Bond to Christian ideals, movie posters and much more. Scholars from a wide variety of disciplines have contributed a unique collection of perspectives on the world of James Bond and its history. Despite the diversity of viewpoints, the unifying factor is the James Bond mythos. James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films are Not Enough is a much needed contribution to Bond studies and shows how this cultural icon has changed the world."--Publisher description.
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