Jane Fonda's War: A Political Biography of an Antiwar Icon
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Jane Fonda's War: A Political Biography of an Antiwar Icon
By (Author) Mary Hershberger
The New Press
The New Press
3rd January 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Modern warfare
Asian history
Biography: arts and entertainment
Individual actors and performers
791.43028092
Physical Properties
Hardback
240
Width 143mm, Height 214mm
405g
Description
One of the most popular movie actresses of the 1960s and 1970s, Fonda was also among the most committed and visible antiwar activists of the era. Coming on the heels of Jane Fonda's own memoir, this is the first book to document one of the most interesting (and least known) chapters in Fonda's life - her opposition to the Vietnam war, including the first comprehensive account of her controversial trips to Hanoi, as well as her extensive efforts on behalf of American GIs.
Reviews
"Whats important is that [Fondas] immersion in radical politics during the 1970s transcended the role traditionally assigned not just to celebrities but to women in general. Jane paved the way for the celebrity feminist activists of today, such as Oprah Winfrey, Eve Ensler, Rosie ODonnell, and Susan Sarandon." —Gloria Steinem
Author Bio
Mary Hershberger is the author of Traveling to Vietnam: American Peace Activists and the War and a professor of history at Capital University in Ohio.
