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Manchu princess, Japanese spy : the story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the cross-dressing spy who commanded her own army /

"Kawashima Yoshiko (1906-1948) was an enigmatic Manchu princess whose life mirrored in many ways Japanese-Chinese relations in the first half of the 20th century. She was born into the Qing dynasty in China--the fourteenth daughter Prince Su--but grew up in Japan, after being given up for adopt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Birnbaum, Phyllis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Series:Asia perspectives.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Main characters
  • Chronology
  • A note on the text
  • Born to chaos
  • Little sister
  • Royalty in exile
  • Continental adventurer
  • A new life in Japan
  • Manchu prince, Japanese wife
  • School days
  • The beauty in men's clothing
  • Extreme measures
  • Repercussions
  • On her own
  • Poisonous devil's brew
  • Advance into Manchuria
  • An emperor in flux
  • The reluctant empress
  • Powerful connections
  • Woman of influence
  • A growing awareness
  • Commander Jin
  • Starting over in Manchukuo
  • In the bright light
  • Wild child
  • A daughter looks back
  • China nights
  • Emergency help
  • An old love
  • Adrift in Fukuoka
  • Hopeful to the end
  • Narrow escapes
  • Postwar justice
  • Go with a smile.