A collection of essays that considers the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, and also examines the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives.

Preface to the Second EditionFiguresContributorsAcknowledgementsCopyright AcknowledgementsSelect Bond ChronologyIntroduction / Christoph LindnerPart I: Reading 0071 The Moments of Bond / Tony Bennett & Janet Woollacott2 Narrative Structures in Fleming / Umberto Eco3 Licensed to Look: James Bond and the Heroism of Consumption / Michael Denning4 Criminal Vision and the Ideology of Detection in Fleming’s 007 Series / Christoph Lindner5 ‘Entertainment for Men’: Uncovering the Playboy Bond / Claire Hines Part II: Screening 0076 A Licence to Thrill / James Chapman7 The James Bond Films: Conditions of Production / Janet Woollacott8 Creating a Bond Market: Selling John Barry’s Soundtracks and Theme Songs / Jeff Smith9 Doctor No: Bonding Britishness to Racial Sovereignty / Cynthia Baron10 Hard-Wear: The Millennium, Technology, and Brosnan’s Bond / Martin Willis11 Body Politics and Casino Royale: Gender and (Inter)National Security / Colleen M. Tremonte and Linda RacioppiPart 3: Re-thinking 00712 ‘Under the very skirts of Britannia’: Re-reading Women in the James Bond Novels / Christine Bold13 Pussy Galore / Elisabeth Ladenson14 Britain’s Last Line of Defence: Miss Moneypenny and the Desperations of Filmic Feminism / Tara Brabazon15 Dial ‘M’ for Metonym: Universal Exports, M’s Office Space and Empire / Paul Stock16 Kamasutra Bond-ing / Ajay Gehlawat17 James Bond’s Penis / Toby Miller18 ‘The World Has Changed’: Bond in the 1990s - and Beyond? / Jim Leach19 Shaken, Stirred, Pixellated: Video Gaming as Bond / Stefan HallSelect BibliographyIndex

Sean Connery’s tuxedo, Ursula Andress’ bikini, Oddjob’s bowler hat, and Q’s gadgets are just a few defining features of the 007 world examined in The James Bond phenomenon. Drawn from the fields of literary, film, music, and cultural studies, the essays in this collection range from revitalised readings of Ian Fleming’s original spy novels to the analysis of Pussy Galore’s lesbianism, Miss Moneypenny’s filmic feminism, and Pierce Brosnan’s techno-fetishism. Together, the essays not only consider the James Bond novels and films in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts from the Cold War period onwards, but also examine the classic Bond canon from an array of theoretical perspectives. This updated and expanded edition features new essays on a range of hot topics, including Daniel Craig’s debut as Bond, Playboy magazine’s obsession with the 007 lifestyle, Bond’s erotic Orientalism, and the rise of 007 video gaming.