Analyses mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers as resistance
to political oppression Espionage and Exile demonstrates that from
the 1930s through the Cold War British writers Eric Ambler, Helen
MacInnes, John le Carre, Pamela Frankau and filmmaker Leslie Howard
combine propaganda and popular entertainment to call for resistance
to political oppression. Their spy fictions deploy themes of
deception and betrayal to warn audiences of the consequences of
Nazi Germany's conquests and later, the fusion of Fascist and
Communist oppression. With politically charged suspense and
compelling plots and characters, these writers challenge
distinctions between villain and victim and exile and belonging by
dramatising relationships between stateless refugees, British
agents, and most dramatically, between the ethics of espionage and
responses to international crisis. Key Features The first narrative
analysis of mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers
demonstrating their critiques of political responses to the dangers
of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism Combines research in history and
political theory with literary and film analysis Adds interpretive
complexity to understanding the political content of modern
cultural production Original close readings of the fiction of Eric
Ambler, John Le Carre and British women spy thriller writers of
World War II and the Cold War, including Helen MacInnes, Ann
Bridge, and Pamela Frankau as well as the wartime radio broadcasts
and films of Leslie Howard
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