The spy novels of John le Carré : balancing ethics and politics

Aronoff (anthropology and political science, Rutgers U.) examines the fictional world of le Carre, relating it to the real world of politics and espionage. His analysis focuses on the ethical dilemmas that confront citizens, particularly of democracies, when their states engage in espionage. He also draws parallels between the self-parody of le Carre and that of 17th-century Dutch artist Jan Steen, and explains how it expresses a distinctive form of ambiguous moralism. This is a paperbound reprint of a 1999 work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Chapter 1 George Smiley: Liberal Sentiment and Skeptical Balance	p. 15
Chapter 2 Ambiguous Moralism: Loyalty and Betrayal	p. 39
Chapter 3 Skepticism: Balancing Dreams and Realities	p. 61
Chapter 4 Balancing Means and Ends: The Limits of Raison d'Etat	p. 89
Chapter 5 The Ambiguity of Human Nature: Motives and Personality	p. 113
Chapter 6 Bureaucratic Politics: Domestic and International	p. 139
Chapter 7 The Culture and Craft of Espionage	p. 163
Chapter 8 Fiction and the Real World of Espionage	p. 185
Chapter 9 Learning to Live with Ambiguity: Balancing Ethical and Political Imperatives	p. 201
Appendix Dramatis Personae	p. 215
Notes	p. 237
References	p. 283
Index	p. 299

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