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The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey Into the Disturbing World of James Bond

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The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey Into the Disturbing World of James BondBond. James Bond. The ultimate British hero suave, stoic, gadget driven was, more than anything, the necessary invention of a traumatized country whose self image as a great power had just been shattered by the Second World War. By inventing the parallel world of secret British greatness and glamour, Ian Fleming fabricated an icon that has endured long past its maker's death. In The Man Who Saved Britain, Simon Winder lovingly and ruefully re creates

Bond. James Bond. The ultimate British hero--suave, stoic, gadget-driven--was, more than anything, the necessary invention of a traumatized country whose self-image as a great power had just been shattered by the Second World War. By inventing the parallel world of secret British greatness and glamour, Ian Fleming fabricated an icon that has endured long past its maker's death. In The Man Who Saved Britain, Simon Winder lovingly and ruefully re-creates the nadirs of his own fandom while illuminating what Bond says about sex, the monarchy, food, class, attitudes toward America, and everything in between. The result is an insightful and, above all, entertaining exploration of postwar Britain under the influence of the legendary Agent 007.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/02/2007
ISBN: 9780312426668
Pages: 287
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 12/02/2007 pg. 72
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