ext_42194 ([identity profile] ninja-turbo.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] akashiver 2006-04-16 11:22 pm (UTC)

That quote, without context, does sound very interesting to apply to the governments/societies of Armada and New Crobuzon.

As for the 'espionage>adventure' thing, I might guess that there might be a location and movement angle, with adventure being something that happens 'out there' and espionage is something that happens 'here' perhaps? It might also be an overt/covert dichotymy, with adventure being something that happens in public, and espionage is a 'behind closed doors' kind of deal.

From what text does this quote come? I can always use more books to add to my stupidly large queue of academitexts to read.

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