Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy : The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army.
Birnbaum, Phyllis.
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy : The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages) - Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture Series . - Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Main Characters -- Chronology -- A Note on the Text -- 1. Born to Chaos -- 2. Little Sister -- 3. Royalty in Exile -- 4. Continental Adventurer -- 5. A New Life in Japan -- 6. Manchu Prince, Japanese Wife -- 7. School Days -- 8. The Beauty in Men's Clothing -- 9. Extreme Measures -- 10. Repercussions -- 11. On Her Own -- 12. Poisonous Devil's Brew -- 13. Advance Into Manchuria -- 14. An Emperor in Flux -- 15. The Reluctant Empress -- 16. Powerful Connections -- 17. Woman of Influence -- 18. A Growing Awareness -- 19. Commander Jin -- 20. Starting Over in Manchukuo -- 21. In the Bright Light -- 22. Wild Child -- 23. A Daughter Looks Back -- 24. China Nights -- 25. Emergency Help -- 26. An Old Love -- 27. Adrift in Fukuoka -- 28. Hopeful to the End -- 29. Narrow Escapes -- 30. Postwar Justice -- 31. Go with a Smile -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
A sensational, myth-busting biography of a woman who thrived and fell upon the turmoil of her era.
9780231526340
Princesses - China - Manchuria.
Electronic books.
DS777.5195.K39 -- .B57 2015eb
951.8042
Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy : The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages) - Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture Series . - Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture Series .
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Main Characters -- Chronology -- A Note on the Text -- 1. Born to Chaos -- 2. Little Sister -- 3. Royalty in Exile -- 4. Continental Adventurer -- 5. A New Life in Japan -- 6. Manchu Prince, Japanese Wife -- 7. School Days -- 8. The Beauty in Men's Clothing -- 9. Extreme Measures -- 10. Repercussions -- 11. On Her Own -- 12. Poisonous Devil's Brew -- 13. Advance Into Manchuria -- 14. An Emperor in Flux -- 15. The Reluctant Empress -- 16. Powerful Connections -- 17. Woman of Influence -- 18. A Growing Awareness -- 19. Commander Jin -- 20. Starting Over in Manchukuo -- 21. In the Bright Light -- 22. Wild Child -- 23. A Daughter Looks Back -- 24. China Nights -- 25. Emergency Help -- 26. An Old Love -- 27. Adrift in Fukuoka -- 28. Hopeful to the End -- 29. Narrow Escapes -- 30. Postwar Justice -- 31. Go with a Smile -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
A sensational, myth-busting biography of a woman who thrived and fell upon the turmoil of her era.
9780231526340
Princesses - China - Manchuria.
Electronic books.
DS777.5195.K39 -- .B57 2015eb
951.8042