British Spy Fiction and the End of Empire

By Sam Goodman

Book Overview

Drawing focus on a crucial period of contemporary British history, this book explores Cold War anxieties over Imperial decline and British identity through analysis of space in popular twentieth-century spy fiction, enabling the cultural impact of decolonisation to be read in a new and revealing light. Visiting the literary representation of space, identity, and power in the work of Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, and John le Carr , it is an excellent resource for any scholars with an interest in spy fiction, British fiction, and popular literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138777463
• ISBN13: 9781138777460
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"