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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Machinery of Death or Machinic Life -- 2. The Time of the Trap Door -- 3. The Future Anterior of Blood -- 4. Spirit Wind -- 5. Drone Penalty -- 6 Lam Time -- Appendix: U.S. Supreme Court Cases Cited -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Three Hellenic episodes from the long life of that globetrotting spy/tourist James Bond are considered here.From Russia With Love, the 1963 film adaption faithful to Ian Fleming's 1957 original story, was followed by a Kingsley Amis 1968 Bond continuation novel and finally by 1981's Roger Moore movieFor Your Eyes Only. Their respective settings of north-eastern Greece, Athens and the Cyclades, and Corfu and Meteora, are discussed in terms of their representation of local culture and the status of Greece within Europe. The extent to which the changing international reputation of Greece drives or informs these adventures is charted, from concerns about political reliability in the aftermath of the Second World War through to the welcoming tourist destination of the 1980s.

Abstract
The ongoing economic crisis has afforded film-makers the opportunity for transforming Greece from paradise holiday destination to violent nightmare. Jason Bourne (2016) presents an extended dystopian vision of Athens beset by graffiti, political instability and riots. This short article sets this significant 'dark tourism' development in the context of recent English-language commentary about the present situation in Greece – including from travel writing and novels – and the previous representation of Greece in foreign movies.