{"product_id":"jane-fonda-theres-a-great-deal-to-say-hardback-9781978841499","title":"Jane Fonda; There's a Great Deal to Say (Hardback) 9781978841499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJane Fonda\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThere's a Great Deal to Say\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarilyn S. Greenwald (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978841499\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 4 color and 10 B-W images\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many people think of Jane Fonda as a rabble-rouser who crops up now and then to bring attention to her \u003cem\u003ecause du jour\u003c\/em\u003e. Marilyn Greenwald's compelling book shows us how the most accomplished and controversial actor of her generation discovered a unique voice and a higher purpose beyond the screen.\" - Douglass K. Daniel, author of \u003cem\u003eAnne Bancroft: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brilliantly researched and utterly compelling, this book unpacks the many lives of Jane Fonda—Oscar-winning actor, fierce activist, fitness icon, and cultural lightning rod. With nuance and insight, Marilyn Greenwald shows there is, indeed, a great deal to say about a woman who continues to challenge America's ideas about fame, feminism, and power.\" - Tracy Lucht, author of \u003cem\u003eSylvia Porter: America's Original Personal Finance Columnist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fully realized portrait of a multifaceted woman whose public persona was defined early and often inaccurately, but whose steadfast commitment to both craft and principles has never wavered.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The sections on the U.S. government's targeted investigation of Fonda are particularly chilling. . . . An effective . . . look at one of Hollywood's most notable activists.\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the late 1960s, Jane Fonda has identified as an activist first and an actor second, using her celebrity as a vehicle to convey her views and her advocacy. Few stars of her stature have been as simultaneously acclaimed and vilified as Fonda. Even as she won two Academy Awards and was a major box office draw of the 1970s and 1980s, she received reams of hate mail for her political activism and antiwar stances. This book explores Fonda's devotion to movement politics—sometimes at the expense of her career and her personal safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigging deep into rare material from cinema archives and Fonda's own personal papers, journalist Marilyn Greenwald tells the story of how Fonda came to view acting as a \"side gig\" that gives her a worldwide platform to convey her personal and political views. Charting the evolution of her activism and the merging of her acting and producing with her advocacy, Greenwald focuses on the years from 1968—when she was jarred out of complacency by the Vietnam War—to 1980, after the release of \u003ci\u003eThe China Syndrome \u003c\/i\u003eand the advent of the Three Mile Island nuclear crisis, which brought to light the possible dangers of nuclear energy. Greenwald details how three of her films—\u003ci\u003eKlute\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), \u003ci\u003eComing Home\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), and \u003ci\u003eThe China Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e (1979)—were designed to further her personal beliefs. She also considers how Fonda has weathered changes in the entertainment industry and public tastes to produce and star in decades' worth of socially conscious projects. Charting Fonda's personal and professional growth while offering a candid account of her struggles, this book shows how Fonda viewed movies as an influential storytelling tool that can influence public opinion, change minds, and trigger social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Giving Them Ammunition 7\u003cbr\u003e2 The French Connection 25\u003cbr\u003e3 On the Road 43\u003cbr\u003e4 The New Guard 63\u003cbr\u003e5 Battle Lines 79\u003cbr\u003e6 Public Enemy 95\u003cbr\u003e7 Scarring Their Psyches 105\u003cbr\u003e8 Murder Mystery 117\u003cbr\u003e9 Activist with a Side Gig 137\u003cbr\u003e10 Group Efforts 155\u003cbr\u003e11 The Cost of War 169\u003cbr\u003e12 The Big Picture 187\u003cbr\u003e13 Nuclear Reaction 201\u003cbr\u003e14 Winning Streak 215\u003cbr\u003e15 The Woman and the Myth 237\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue 245\u003cbr\u003eSelected Filmography 251\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 253\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations 255\u003cbr\u003eNotes 257\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 289\u003cbr\u003eIndex 293\u003cbr\u003eUncorrected proofs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653106135320,"sku":"9781978841499","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/jane-fonda-theres-a-great-deal-to-say-hardback-9781978841499","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}