Spies and holy wars [electronic resource] : the Middle East in 20th-century crime fiction / Reeva Spector Simon.
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TextPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 212 pSubject(s): - English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Spy stories, English -- History and criticism
- Spy stories, American -- History and criticism
- Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism
- Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism
- Jihad in literature
- Espionage in literature
- Spies in literature
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Middle East -- In literature
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- PR129.M54 S58 2010
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Crime fiction as political metaphor -- Spies and holy war : jihad and World War I -- Holy war and empire : Fu Manchu in Cairo -- The publishing explosion and James Bond -- Secular jihad : international terrorism and economic destabilization -- The American crusade against terror -- Jihad, the apocalypse, and back again.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.