Spy Fiction, Spy Films and Real Intelligence

This collection of essays is an attempt to explore the history of spy fiction and spy films and investigate the significance of the ideas they contain. The volume offers insights into the development and symbolism of spy fiction. Collectively, the essays show how spy fiction and films have provided their own commentary on the history, politics and psychology of international relations. Spy fiction does not merely imitate espionage, it creates its own substitute for reality.