The scorpion as emblematic of affect in Diamonds are forever / Elyn Achtymichuk-Hardy -- The sounds of Diamonds are forever / Jesc Bunyard -- Transforming Bond : Diamonds are forever in its contexts / James Chapman -- James Bond, meet John Blaize : identity theft and intertextuality in Ian Fleming's Diamonds are forever and the diamond smugglers / Oliver Buckton -- My adversary, myself : an examination of James Bond and how Wint and Kidd reflect his own psyche in Diamonds are forever / Grant Hester -- The devolution of Tiffany Case / Jennifer L. Martinsen -- The eyes of Tiffany Case : and what they tell about Ian Fleming's first successful female character / Ihsan Amanatullah -- Attitudes are forever : America disdained / Matt Sherman -- The desert of the real : Diamonds are forever as a Hollywood novel / Mark David Kaufman -- Brizzola, brandy and Bond : representations of food and drink in the book and film of Diamonds are forever / Edward Biddulph.
Summary:
"This book explores themes of consumerism, gender and sexuality, genre, popular culture, and American culture in Diamonds Are Forever, situating Ian Fleming's novel and Guy Hamilton's film as important milestones in modern popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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