vi, 219 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-211) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Querying method : a choice between the sensual obsession of film theory and trainspotting the Avengers? -- Spy histories -- 39/Thirty-nine steps to 'the borders of the possible' by Alfred Hitchcock, amateur observer -- The Good Neighbor Program and Gilda; global commodities and The third man (with George Yúdice) -- Class and governance: Danger man/The prisoner, The man from U.N.C.L.E.. The spy who came in from the cold, and The IPCRESS file -- Cultural imperialism and James Bond's penis -- Women making trouble : The avengers, Honey West and Modesty Blaise -- Conclusion.