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035 _a(DE-B1597)9780231526340
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082 0 4 _a951.8042
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aBirnbaum, Phyllis
_eautore
245 1 0 _aManchu Princess, Japanese Spy :
_bThe Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army /
_cPhyllis Birnbaum.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bColumbia University Press,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _a1 online resource (272 p.) :
_b22 illustrations
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aAsia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tMain Characters --
_tChronology --
_tA Note on the Text --
_t1. Born to Chaos --
_t2. Little Sister --
_t3. Royalty in Exile --
_t4. Continental Adventurer --
_t5. A New Life in Japan --
_t6. Manchu Prince, Japanese Wife --
_t7. School Days --
_t8. The Beauty in Men's Clothing --
_t9. Extreme Measures --
_t10. Repercussions --
_t11. On Her Own --
_t12. Poisonous Devil's Brew --
_t13. Advance Into Manchuria --
_t14. An Emperor in Flux --
_t15. The Reluctant Empress --
_t16. Powerful Connections --
_t17. Woman of Influence --
_t18. A Growing Awareness --
_t19. Commander Jin --
_t20. Starting Over in Manchukuo --
_t21. In the Bright Light --
_t22. Wild Child --
_t23. A Daughter Looks Back --
_t24. China Nights --
_t25. Emergency Help --
_t26. An Old Love --
_t27. Adrift in Fukuoka --
_t28. Hopeful to the End --
_t29. Narrow Escapes --
_t30. Postwar Justice --
_t31. Go with a Smile --
_tNotes --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIndex --
_tBackmatter
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aAisin Gioro Xianyu (1907-1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her fearsome dedication to this cause ultimately got her killed.Yoshiko had a fiery personality and loved the limelight. She shocked Japanese society by dressing in men's clothes and rose to prominence as Commander Jin, touted in Japan's media as a new Joan of Arc. Boasting a short, handsome haircut and a genuine military uniform, Commander Jin was credited with many daring exploits, among them riding horseback as leader of her own army during the Japanese occupation of China. While trying to promote the Manchus, Yoshiko supported the puppet Manchu state established by the Japanese in 1932-one reason she was executed for treason after Japan's 1945 defeat. The truth of Yoshiko's life is still a source of contention between China and Japan: some believe she was exploited by powerful men, others claim she relished her role as political provocateur. China holds her responsible for unspeakable crimes, while Japan has forgiven her transgressions. This biography presents the richest and most accurate portrait to date of the controversial princess spy, recognizing her truly novel role in conflicts that transformed East Asia.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
650 7 _aHISTORY / Asia / China.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7312/birn15218
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231526340
856 4 2 _3Cover
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