British Invasion and Spy Literature, 1871–1918: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Society

Author:   Danny Laurie-Fletcher
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
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9783030038519


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 March 2019
Format:   Hardback
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British Invasion and Spy Literature, 1871–1918: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Society


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This book examines British invasion and spy literature and the political, social, and cultural attitudes that it expresses. This form of literature began to appear towards the end of the nineteenth century and developed into a clearly recognised form during the Edwardian period (1901-1914). By looking at the origins and evolution of invasion literature, and to a lesser extent detective literature, up to the end of World War I, Danny Laurie-Fletcher utilises fiction as a window into the mind-set of British society. There is a focus on the political arguments embedded within the texts, which mirrored debates in wider British society that took place before and during World War I – debates about military conscription, immigration, spy scares, the fear of British imperial decline, and the rise of Germany. These debates and topics are examined to show what influence they had on the creation of the intelligence services, MI5 and MI6, and how foreigners were perceived in society.

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Author:   Danny Laurie-Fletcher
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Weight:   0.488kg
ISBN:  

9783030038519


ISBN 10:   3030038513
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   08 March 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Foreign Agents, Invaders, Government Responses and Novels: The Battle of Dorking to The Great Secret.- Chapter 3: Foreign Agents, Invaders, Empire, Government Responses and Novels.- Chapter 4: The Early War Spy Scare and ‘The Hidden Hand’.- Chapter 5: The Concept of the Gentleman in British Spy Literature.- Chapter 6: The Portrayal of British Women in Wartime Occupations in British Spy Literature during World War I.- Chapter 7: ‘The Most Dangerous Woman on Earth’: Sexuality in British Spy Literature during World War I.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

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Danny Laurie-Fletcher is an adjunct researcher at Flinders University, Australia.

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