The Spy novels of John le Carr�e [electronic resource] : balancing ethics and politics / Myron J. Aronoff.
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TextPublication details: New York, N.Y : Palgrave, 2001.Edition: 1st Palgrave edDescription: xi, 316 pSubject(s): - 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 -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Political fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Didactic fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Spy stories, English -- History and criticism
- PR6062.E33 Z56 2001eb
Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-298) and indexes.
ch. 1. George Smiley: liberal sentiment and skeptical balance -- ch. 2. Ambiguous moralism: loyalty and betrayal -- ch. 3. Skepticism: balancing dreams and realities -- ch. 4. Balancing means and ends: the limits of raison d'�Etat -- ch. 5. Ambiguity of human nature: motives and personality -- ch. 6. Bureaucratic politics: domestic and international -- ch. 7. Culture and craft of espionage -- ch. 8. Fiction and the real world of espionage -- ch. 9. Learning to live with ambiguity: balancing ethical and political imperatives.
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