Hollywood and the CIA: Cinema, Defense and Subversion

by Oliver Boyd-Barrett, James Baumann, David Herrera, et al.

Book Overview

This book investigates representations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Hollywood films, and the synergies between Hollywood product, U.S. military/defense interests and U.S. foreign policy.

As probably the best known of the many different intelligence agencies of the US, the CIA is an exceptionally well known national and international icon or even "brand," one that exercises a powerful influence on the imagination of people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415832292
• ISBN13: 9780415832298
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"