Hanoi Jane: War, Sex & Fantasies of Betrayal

by Jerry Lembcke

Book Overview

From Aristophanes' Lysistrata to the notorious Mata Hari and the legendary Tokyo Rose, stories of female betrayal during wartime have recurred throughout human history. The myth of Hanoi Jane, Jerry Lembcke argues, is simply the latest variation on this enduring theme. Like most of the iconic femmes fatales who came before, it is based on a real person, Jane Fonda. And also like its predecessors, it combines traces of fact with heavy doses of fiction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155849815X
• ISBN13: 9781558498150
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher