Neutral ground
Subtitle: a political history of espionage fiction
By: by Brett F. Woods.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780875865331; 9780875865348; 9780875865355
Subjects: Spy stories, English -- History and criticism; Spy stories, American -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; World politics in literature; Espionage in literature; Spies in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The roots of espionage fiction; title: Evolution of the genre; title: World War I : empire and espionage; title: The interwar years : toward a darker morality; title: Post-world War II : reality, conspiracy, and plot development; title: The Cold War era : refinement of the genre; title: Beyond the Berlin Wall : variations on the theme.