Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy - The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, Cross Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her

A sensational, myth-busting biography of a woman who thrived and fell upon the turmoil of her era.

List 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

About the author

Phyllis Birnbaum

Summary

A sensational, myth-busting biography of a woman who thrived and fell upon the turmoil of her era.

Product details

• Authors: Phyllis Birnbaum, Cynthia Bisman
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2015
• EAN: 9780231152181
• ISBN: 978-0-231-15218-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture; Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous