{"product_id":"onscreen-and-undercover-wesley-britton-9780275992811","title":"Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage","description":"\u003cp\u003eWes Britton's \u003ci\u003eSpy Television\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) was an overview of espionage on the small screen from 1951 to 2002. His \u003ci\u003eBeyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) wove spy literature, movies, radio, comics, and other popular media together with what the public knew about actual espionage to show the interrelationships between genres and approaches in the past century. \u003ci\u003eOnscreen and Undercover\u003c\/i\u003e, the last book in Britton's Spy Trilogy, provides a history of spies on the large screen, with an emphasis on the stories these films present.\u003cbr\u003eSince the days of the silent documentary short, spying has been a staple of the movie business. It has been the subject of thrillers, melodramas, political films, romances, and endless parodies as well. But despite the developing mistrust of the spy as a figure of hope and good works, the variable relationship between real spying and screen spying over the past 100 years sheds light on how we live, what we fear, who we admire, and what we want our culture-and our world-to become. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnscreen and Undercover\u003c\/i\u003e describes now forgotten trends, traces surprising themes, and spotlights the major contributions of directors, actors, and other American and English artists. The focus is on movies, on and off camera.\u003cbr\u003eIn a 1989 National Public Radio interview, famed author John Le Carre said a spy must be entertaining. Spies have to interest potential sources, and be able to draw people in to succeed in recruiting informants. In that spirit, Wes Britton now offers \u003ci\u003eOnscreen and Undercover\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesley Britton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275992810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275992811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.48w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 279","brand":"Wesley Britton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962007507199,"sku":"9780275992811","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea8259e6-93e4-413d-9fd4-dcad55437245.jpg?v=1750649034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/onscreen-and-undercover-wesley-britton-9780275992811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}