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1 online resource |
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Emerald studies in popular culture and gender |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Half Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Introduction -- References -- Part 1: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang -- Chapter 1: 'Keeping the British End Up': James Bond and the Varieties of Britishness -- References -- Chapter 2 : The Patriotic Spy: For Queen, Empire and Dry Martinis -- The Patriotic Spy: For Queen, Empire and Dry Martinis -- The Paradox of 'White' Patriotism -- Inherently Masculine Patriotism -- Imperial Locations -- Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 3: Adapting the Male Hero: The Comic Strip Adventures of James Bond -- Bond as Comics Icon: A Brief Chronology -- Bond at the Daily Express -- The Post-Fleming Series -- The Dark Horse Revamp -- Dynamite's Bond -- Some Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 : Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale -- Fleming's Casino Royale and Bond's Masculinity -- Casino Royale and Segmenting Bond's Masculinity -- Performing and Being the Different Bonds -- Everybody's Dead -- References -- Chapter 5 : 'Fitting Fleming's Hero like a Savile Row Suit': The Tailoring of James Bond -- Anthony Sinclair |
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Dimitro 'Dimi' Major -- Cyril Castle, Angelo Vitucci and Douglas Hayward -- Stefano Ricci -- Brioni -- Tom Ford -- Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Bond Girls, Bond Women -- Chapter 6 : The Soviet Woman in Bond Films -- The Gendered Geopolitics of Bond -- Bond's Virility and the Allure of the West -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Babes and Bullets: The Representation of Gender in Bond Themes and Title Sequences -- References -- Chapter 8 : Her Word Was Her Bond: Johanna Harwood, Bond's First Woman Screenwriter -- References |
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Chapter 9 : Her Majesty's Secret Service: Judi Dench's M and Her Monarchial Tenure -- Our 'M'an in England -- 'Look Upon Your Work Mother': Problematic Motherhood and Female Authority -- 'Any Thug Can Kill. I Want You to Take Your Ego Out of the Equation, and to Judge the Situation Dispassionately': Emotion as Weakness -- 'I Think You're a Sexist, Misogynist Dinosaur ... Whose Boyish Charms, though Lost on Me, Obviously Appealed to that Young Girl I Sent Out to Evaluate You': Magisterial Authority in Language and Address -- 'Take the Bloody Shot!': the Importance of Duty Above Personal Happiness |
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Conclusion: 'Knowing Who to Trust is Everything in this Business' -- References -- Chapter 10 : Moneypenny: Jane or Eve? Ethos, Pathos and the Woman Behind All Bonds -- Moneypenny's Literary Origins: Jane -- Moneypenny's Cinematic Evolution: Eve -- Moneypenny's Political Representation: Behind M's Desk -- Moneypenny and the Bond Girls: Live and Let Them Die -- Moneypenny's Legacy: A Whole New -- Black and Beautiful -- Bond -- References -- part 3: Nobody Does It Better -- Chapter 11 : Loaded Magazines: James Bond and British Men's Mags in the Brosnan Era |
| Summary |
Since its inception, 007 has captured the hearts of a worldwide audience, and the franchise is now available over multiple media platforms, including movie, comic strips, games, graphic novels and fashion statements. This edited collection examines the role that gender has played across the platforms that the James Bond franchise now occupies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Bond, James (Fictitious character) -- In literature
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| SUBJECT |
Bond, James (Fictitious character) fast |
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James Bond films.
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Characters and characteristics.
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Film: styles & genres.
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Performing arts, Film, Genres, Action & Adventure.
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Characters and characteristics
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James Bond films
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Literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781838671655 |
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183867165X |
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9781838671662 |
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1838671668 |
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