This book is dedicated to my family. First, I must thank my partner, Dr. Travis Gliedt, for encouraging me to pursue this project. You are a source of inspiration and incredibly supportive of all my research endeavors. Second, I need to thank my dad, Lorne, for introducing me to the Bond franchise and sharing with me his love for the series. Your enthusiasm for this anthology and constant inquiries into its progress served as a great motivation for its completion. I also must thank my mom, Mary, for enduring Sunday dinners in front of the television where we watched the same Bond films over and over. Your indulgence gave me the opportunity to develop my research passion. Finally, I need to thank my brother Dave, his wife Caren, and especially their three children Tailor, Harrison, and Daniel who are always thrilled to see their names mentioned in my books (even though, as Harrison has told me, there are too many words and not enough pictures). You are a source of love and laughter in my life.
Although For Your Eyes Only: The Women of James Bond has been a personal labor of love, this book has benefited from the support of various people. First, I must thank my contributors whose insightful work is featured throughout this book. Second, I need to thank Yoram Allon, Commissioning Editor at Wallflower Press, for your suggestions and support throughout the various phases of publication. Third, I need to thank my research assistant Jordyn Snow for helping to compile and edit the collection. Finally, I must thank Christoph Lindner for writing a compelling foreword for the book.
I am also grateful for receiving permission to reproduce selections from the following copyrighted material:
An earlier version of Chapter 14 by Sabine Planka—“Female Bodies in James Bond Title Sequences”—appeared as Planka, Sabine. “Weiblichkeit als Appetizer. Frauenkörper in den James Bond-Title Sequences.” Gendered Bodies: Körper, Gender und Medien. Eds. Lisa Kleinberger and Marcus Stiglegger. Siegen: universi – Universitätsverlag, 2013. 47-72. Reproduced with the permission of the editors.