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Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy : The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture SeriesPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (271 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780231526340
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Manchu Princess, Japanese SpyDDC classification:
  • 951.8042
LOC classification:
  • DS777.5195.K39 -- .B57 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: A sensational, myth-busting biography of a woman who thrived and fell upon the turmoil of her era.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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