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The James Bond epic is the most popular film series in silver screen history: it is estimated that a quarter of the world's population has seen a Bond feature. The saga of Britain's best-loved martini hound (who we all know prefers his favorite drink "shaken, not stirred") has adapted to changing times for four decades without ever abandoning its tried-and-true formula of diabolical international conspiracy, sexual intrigue, and incredible gadgetry.James Chapman expertly traces the annals of celluloid Bond from its inauguration with 1962's *Dr. No* through its progression beyond Ian Fleming's spy novels to the action-adventure spectaculars of *GoldenEye* and *Tomorrow Never Dies.* He argues that the enormous popularity of the series represents more than just the sum total of the films' box-office receipts and involves questions of film culture in a wider sense.*Licence to Thrill* chronicles how Bond, a representative of a British Empire that no longer existed in his generation, became a symbol of his nation's might in a Cold War world where Britain was no longer a primary actor. Chapman describes the protean nature of Bond villains in a volatile global political scene--from Soviet

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Author

James Chapman, James Chapman

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231120494

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, History

Rating

4.04 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14