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6x9, 308 pages, $25.00 + $5 postage (Non-US orders: $13 postage)
For a brief period in the mid-1960s, the whole world went spy crazy. From Sri Lanka to Poland, from the US to India, cinemas
were filled with the exploits of suave secret agents, glamorous femmes fatales and increasingly demented villains. The symbols
and images of the genre permeated advertisements, pulp novels and television series as well. No suburban dinner party was
complete without a discussion of the latest escapades of a Bond, a Bulldog Drummond or a Harry Palmer. The intention of this
book is to examine the more obscure cinematic manifestations of sixties spy mania. Though these films may be almost entirely
forgotten today, they were literally everywhere at the time. With the sorry state of the world, what better time than today
to delve into the life of a super-slick secret agent? Someone who understands the games that nations are playing, someone
who can process incoming information and controlÑrather than be controlled byÑsituations. Someone who is backed up by the
might of military hardware and brainpower. Someone who can charm the chicks and beat up the bad guys. This is the import of
the secret agent: In a world of profound flux, we need the anchor of a hero who is able to do something about the things that
we, frankly, have no power over. That, of course, and the fact that the films are bloody good fun
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