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The Spy novels of John le Carr�e

Aronoff, Myron Joel.

The Spy novels of John le Carr�e balancing ethics and politics / [electronic resource] : Myron J. Aronoff. - 1st Palgrave ed. - New York, N.Y : Palgrave, 2001. - xi, 316 p.

Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-298) and indexes.

George Smiley: liberal sentiment and skeptical balance -- Ambiguous moralism: loyalty and betrayal -- Skepticism: balancing dreams and realities -- Balancing means and ends: the limits of raison d'�Etat -- Ambiguity of human nature: motives and personality -- Bureaucratic politics: domestic and international -- Culture and craft of espionage -- Fiction and the real world of espionage -- Learning to live with ambiguity: balancing ethical and political imperatives. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.




Le Carr�e, John, 1931- --Criticism and interpretation.
Le Carr�e, John, 1931- --Political and social views.
Le Carr�e, John, 1931- --Ethics.


Politics and literature--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Political fiction, English--History and criticism.
Didactic fiction, English--History and criticism.
Spy stories, English--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PR6062.E33 / Z56 2001eb

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