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Book Hanoi Jane

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Jerry Lembcke and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative analysis of how and why Jane Fonda the person became Hanoi Jane the myth

Book Camp All American  Hanoi Jane  and the High and tight

Download or read book Camp All American Hanoi Jane and the High and tight written by Carol Burke and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A folklorist who taught as a civilian professor at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for seven years, Carol Burke analyzes the military as an occupational folk group, arguing that every detail of military culture-from the "high and tight" haircut to the chants sung in basic training-is laden with significance.Exploring the minute ways that "the cult of masculinity" persists in all branches of the United States military today, Burke unearths fascinating details and offers eye-opening anecdotes about basic training, military dress and speech, the history of the marching chant, the disdain some veterans still harbor for Jane Fonda, and the colorful-and sometimes questionable-rituals of military manhood.Postulating that culture is made--not born--Burke urges the military to consciously change its policy of "gendered apartheid" so it can evolve into the gender-, race-, and sexuality-neutral democratic institution it needs to be.

Book Jane Fonda s War

Download or read book Jane Fonda s War written by Mary Hershberger and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the actress's controversial trips to North Vietnam and her efforts on behalf of American GIs in the early 1970s, while exploring how her work set the stage for celebrity feminist activism.

Book My Life So Far  with Bonus Content

Download or read book My Life So Far with Bonus Content written by Jane Fonda and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. “To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.”—Los Angeles Times America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. “In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.”—From the Introduction This eBook includes the full text of the book plus the following additional content: • 50 new photos from Jane Fonda’s personal and family archives, many often never seen in public • A free chapter from Jane Fonda’s Prime Time Praise for My Life So Far “[A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty [is] a force.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A fearless book . . . fascinating.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Truly compelling.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Riveting.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Book  Aid and Comfort

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Mark Holzer
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2015-08-13
  • ISBN : 1476600473
  • Pages : 217 pages

Download or read book Aid and Comfort written by Henry Mark Holzer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Fonda's visit to Hanoi in July 1972 and her pro-North Vietnamese, anti-American conduct, especially her pose with an anti-aircraft gun used to shoot down American planes and her propaganda broadcasts directed toward American troops, angered many Americans. In their eyes, she was guilty of treason, but she was never charged by the American legal system. Instead, she has made millions, been the recipient of countless awards, and remained an honored American icon. This work investigates Fonda's activities in North Vietnam and argues that she could have been indicted for treason, that there would have been enough evidence to take the case to a jury, that she could have been convicted, and that a conviction probably would have been upheld on appeal. It also considers Fonda's early life and the effect it had on her behavior and beliefs in her later years, her audience of American POWs who were forced by the Vietnamese to listen to her broadcasts condemning them as war criminals, her arrival in Vietnam and how it was viewed by American servicemen and civilians, the crime of treason throughout history, and the only Congressional inquiry into her actions, which resulted in the government's decision to take no legal action against her. Texts of Fonda's radio broadcasts to American servicemen comprise the appendix.

Book Hanoi Jane

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elka Ray
  • Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9789814328166
  • Pages : 319 pages

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Elka Ray and published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jane Fonda

Download or read book Jane Fonda written by Patricia Bosworth and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the hands of a seasoned, tenacious biographer, the evolution of one of the century's most controversial and successful women becomes nothing less than the enthralling saga of a mythic American life.

Book Hanoi Jane

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elka Ray
  • Publisher : Phu NU/Tsai Fong Books
  • Release : 2015-04-01
  • ISBN : 9786045621790
  • Pages : 359 pages

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Elka Ray and published by Phu NU/Tsai Fong Books. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Moxley-a bank employee- and her fiance Wyatt were transferred to work in Hanoi, and not long after the move, she discovered that Wyatt had betrayed her with a Vietnamese-French woam named Lindy Tran Complications ensued Vietnamese translation by Do Hong Ngoc. In Vietnamese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Book Hanoi Jane

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elka K. Ray
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2012-10-06
  • ISBN : 9780988370302
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Elka K. Ray and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just months after moving to Hanoi with her banker fiance, Wyatt, Jane learns that he's cheating on her. Unable to accept that their relationship is over, Jane sets out to discredit his new girlfriend - a sexy French-Vietnamese aid worker named Lindy Tran. Hot, smart and accomplished, Lindy looks like the perfect woman. Or is she? The more Jane discovers, the less plausible Lindy seems. Not only is she dating three guys at once, but the charity she manages looks awfully shady. What starts as a desperate bid to win Wyatt back turns into the adventure of Jane's life. With its exotic locale and memorable characters, Hanoi Jane is a fun "holiday read" - whether or not you're on holiday... "This is the perfect getaway read for those who love a fine mix of mystery and chick lit." -Chicklitclub.com

Book Hanoi Jane

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Diane Paterson and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Seymour Fonda, born on December 21st, 1937, New York City, New York, U.S, is an actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. Jane has won 2 Academy Awards, 2 BAFTA Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. In 2014, Fonda was the given the AFI Life Achievement Award then in 2017, she was presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice Film Festival.

Book Hanoi Jane

Download or read book Hanoi Jane written by Arthur Miller and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Seymour Fonda, born on December 21st, 1937, New York City, New York, U.S., is an actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru.

Book Citizen Jane

Download or read book Citizen Jane written by Christopher Andersen and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Fonda has grabbed the headlines most of her life - from 1960s sex kitten to feminist champion and from Miss Army Recruiting 1962 to outspoken anti-Vietnam protestor. This biography exposes her scandalous life and covers her films, family, politics, men and marriages.

Book Vietnam  A Natural History

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eleanor Jane Sterling
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2008-10-01
  • ISBN : 0300128215
  • Pages : 443 pages

Download or read book Vietnam A Natural History written by Eleanor Jane Sterling and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals, and natural habitats, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam shelters a significant portion of the world’s biological diversity, including rare and unique organisms and an unusual mixture of tropical and temperate species. This book is the first comprehensive account of Vietnam’s natural history in English. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and thirty-five original watercolor illustrations, the book offers a complete tour of the country’s plants and animals along with a full discussion of the factors shaping their evolution and distribution. Separate chapters focus on northern, central, and southern Vietnam, regions that encompass tropics, subtropics, mountains, lowlands, wetland and river regions, delta and coastal areas, and offshore islands. The authors provide detailed descriptions of key natural areas to visit, where a traveler might explore limestone caves or glimpse some of the country’s twenty-seven monkey and ape species and more than 850 bird species. The book also explores the long history of humans in the country, including the impact of the Vietnam-American War on plants and animals, and describes current efforts to conserve Vietnam’s complex, fragile, and widely threatened biodiversity.

Book The Spitting Image

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jerry Lembcke
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2000-05
  • ISBN : 9780814751473
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book The Spitting Image written by Jerry Lembcke and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the startling image of an anti-war protested spitting on a uniformed veteran misrepresented the narrative of Vietnam War political debate One of the most resilient images of the Vietnam era is that of the anti-war protester — often a woman — spitting on the uniformed veteran just off the plane. The lingering potency of this icon was evident during the Gulf War, when war supporters invoked it to discredit their opposition. In this startling book, Jerry Lembcke demonstrates that not a single incident of this sort has been convincingly documented. Rather, the anti-war Left saw in veterans a natural ally, and the relationship between anti-war forces and most veterans was defined by mutual support. Indeed one soldier wrote angrily to Vice President Spiro Agnew that the only Americans who seemed concerned about the soldier's welfare were the anti-war activists. While the veterans were sometimes made to feel uncomfortable about their service, this sense of unease was, Lembcke argues, more often rooted in the political practices of the Right. Tracing a range of conflicts in the twentieth century, the book illustrates how regimes engaged in unpopular conflicts often vilify their domestic opponents for "stabbing the boys in the back." Concluding with an account of the powerful role played by Hollywood in cementing the myth of the betrayed veteran through such films as Coming Home, Taxi Driver, and Rambo, Jerry Lembcke's book stands as one of the most important, original, and controversial works of cultural history in recent years.

Book Dissenting POWs

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tom Wilber
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2021-04-22
  • ISBN : 1583679103
  • Pages : 182 pages

Download or read book Dissenting POWs written by Tom Wilber and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at the how US troops played a part in the resistance of US troops to the American war in Vietnam Even if you don't know much about the war in Vietnam, you've probably heard of "The Hanoi Hilton," or Hoa Lo Prison, where captured U.S. soldiers were held. What they did there and whether they were treated well or badly by the Vietnamese became lasting controversies. As military personnel returned from captivity in 1973, Americans became riveted by POW coming-home stories. What had gone on behind these prison walls? Along with legends of lionized heroes who endured torture rather than reveal sensitive military information, there were news leaks suggesting that others had denounced the war in return for favorable treatment. What wasn't acknowledged, however, is that U.S. troop opposition to the war was vast and reached well into Hoa Loa Prison. Half a century after the fact, Dissenting POWs emerges to recover this history, and to discover what drove the factionalism in Hoa Lo. Looking into the underlying factional divide between pro-war “hardliners” and anti-war “dissidents” among the POWs, authors Wilber and Lembcke delve into the postwar American culture that created the myths of the Hero-POW and the dissidents blamed for the loss of the war. What they found was surprising: It wasn’t simply that some POWs were for the war and others against it, nor was it an officers-versus-enlisted-men standoff. Rather, it was the class backgrounds of the captives and their pre-captive experience that drew the lines. After the war, the hardcore hero-holdouts—like John McCain—moved on to careers in politics and business, while the dissidents faded from view as the antiwar movement, that might otherwise have championed them, disbanded. Today, Dissenting POWs is a necessary myth-buster, disabusing us of the revisionism that has replaced actual GI resistance with images of suffering POWs—ennobled victims that serve to suppress the fundamental questions of America’s drift to endless war.

Book Jane Fonda s Antiwar Activism and The Myth of Hanoi Jane

Download or read book Jane Fonda s Antiwar Activism and The Myth of Hanoi Jane written by Sarah King and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book My Life So Far

Download or read book My Life So Far written by Jane Fonda and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006-04-04 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. “To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.”—Los Angeles Times America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. “In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.”—From the Introduction Praise for My Life So Far “[A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty [is] a force.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A fearless book . . . fascinating.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Truly compelling.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Riveting.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer