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N2  - 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.
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-030-03852-6
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AB  - 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.
T1  - British Invasion and Spy Literature, 1871-1918 :Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Society /
DA  - 2019.
CY  - Cham :
AU  - Laurie-Fletcher, Danny.
ET  - 1st ed. 2019.
CN  - DA1-995
PB  - Springer International Publishing :
PB  - Imprint :
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan,
PP  - Cham :
PY  - 2019.
ID  - 1359939
KW  - Great Britain-History.
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Literature
KW  - Social history.
KW  - British literature.
SN  - 9783030038526
SN  - 3030038521
SN  - 9783030038519
SN  - 3030038513
SN  - 9783030038533
SN  - 303003853X
TI  - British Invasion and Spy Literature, 1871-1918 :Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Society /
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