The covert sphere secrecy, fiction, and the national security state /

Melley, Timothy, 1963-

The covert sphere secrecy, fiction, and the national security state / [electronic resource] : Timothy Melley. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012. - x, 289 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780801465918 (electronic bk.)




American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Espionage in literature.
Literature and history--United States.
National security--Social aspects--United States.
Popular culture--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Popular culture--Political aspects--History--United States--21st century.
Secrecy in literature.
Spy stories, American--History and criticism.
Terrorism in literature.
World politics in literature.


Electronic books.

PS374.S764 / M45 2012

813/.087209