TY - GEN T1 - The covert sphere : secrecy, fiction, and the national security state A1 - Melley, Timothy, 1963- LA - English PP - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn961606249 AB - "In The Covert Sphere, Melley links this cultural shift to the birth of the national security state in 1947. As the United States developed a vast infrastructure of clandestine organizations, it shielded policy from the public sphere and gave rise to a new cultural imaginary, "the covert sphere." One of the surprising consequences of state secrecy is that citizens must rely substantially on fiction to "know," or imagine, their nation's foreign policy. The potent combination of institutional secrecy and public fascination with the secret work of the state was instrumental in fostering the culture of suspicion and uncertainty that has plagued American society ever since--and, Melley argues, that would eventually find its fullest expression in postmodernism. The Covert Sphere traces these consequences from the Korean War through the War on Terror, examining how a regime of psychological operations and covert action has made the conflation of reality and fiction a central feature of both U.S. foreign policy and American culture. Melley interweaves Cold War history with political theory and original readings of films, television dramas, and popular entertainments--from The Manchurian Candidate through 24--as well as influential writing by Margaret Atwood, Robert Coover, Don DeLillo, Joan Didion, E.L. Doctorow, Michael Herr, Denis Johnson, Norman Mailer, Tim O'Brien, and many others."--Publisher's website CN - PS374.S764 SN - 9780801465475 SN - 0801465478 SN - 9780801465918 SN - 0801465915 SN - 1322504148 SN - 9781322504148 SN - 9780801451232 SN - 9780801478536 SN - 080145123X SN - 0801478537 KW - Universidad Sergio Arboleda KW - Spy stories, American : History and criticism. KW - American fiction : 20th century : History and criticism. KW - Espionage in literature. KW - Terrorism in literature. KW - Secrecy in literature. KW - World politics in literature. KW - Literature and history : United States. KW - National security : Social aspects : United States. KW - Popular culture : Political aspects : United States : History : 20th century. KW - Popular culture : Political aspects : United States : History : 21st century. KW - Roman américain : 20e siècle : Histoire et critique. KW - Espionnage dans la littérature. KW - Terrorisme dans la littérature. KW - Secret dans la littérature. KW - Littérature et histoire : États-Unis. KW - Culture populaire : Aspect politique : États-Unis : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Culture populaire : Aspect politique : États-Unis : Histoire : 21e siècle. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM : American : General. KW - World politics in literature KW - Secrecy in literature KW - Popular culture : Political aspects KW - Literature and history KW - American fiction KW - Espionage in literature KW - Spy stories, American KW - Terrorism in literature KW - United States KW - Literatur KW - Spionage : Motiv KW - Terrorismus : Motiv KW - Geheimdienst : Motiv KW - Massenkultur KW - Politische Einstellung KW - 1900-2099 KW - Electronic books. KW - History KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. ER -