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UNINA9910458297803321 |
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Autore |
Simon Reeva S |
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Titolo |
Spies and holy wars [[electronic resource] ] : the Middle East in 20th-century crime fiction / / Reeva Spector Simon |
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
Electronic books. |
Middle East In literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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