cam a22 8 4500 551375612 CHVBK 20201014103643.0 m d cr |n |||||||| 141024s2015 nyu sb 001 0beng d 2014021788 978-0-231-15218-1 (cloth : acidfree paper) 978-0-231-52634-0 (electronic) (SERSOL)ssj0001438336 (WaSeSS)ssj0001438336 DLC eng DLC DLC WaSeSS rda DS777.5195.K39 B57 2015 951/.8042 B 23 Birnbaum Phyllis Manchu princess, Japanese spy the story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the cross-dressing spy who commanded her own Army Phyllis Birnbaum 1512 New York Columbia University Press 2015 1 online resource (pages cm.) text txt rdacontent/eng computer c rdamedia/eng online resource cr rdacarrier/eng Asia perspectives : history, society, and culture Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Lizenzbedingungen können den Zugang einschränken. License restrictions may limit access. "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 adoption to promote her father's political causes. Her fame was caught up with the fate of the puppet state set up by the Japanese in Manchuria during the 1930s (Manchukuo). She was a supporter of Manchukuo and served as a spy for the Japanese but also worked to restore the Manchu dynasty. She played a central role in the Shanghai Incident, which the Japanese Army used as an excuse to expand their war in and against China, culminating in the notorious Nanjing Massacre, but she also stuffed the empress into the trunk of her car and transported her in secret to a coronation in Manchuria. The Japanese set her up as the perfect symbol of amity between the two nations. She contested gender roles by wearing male military attire and a short, mannish haircut. In this book, Birnbaum tells Yoshiko's life story, culminating with her execution in 1948 by Chiang Kai-shek. She highlights the way in which Yoshiko's Chinese birth and Japanese upbringing created a unique personality, and how she was viewed differently in the two countries"--Provided by publisher. Kawashima, Yoshiko 1906?-1948 Women spies Japan Biography Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Biography Chinese Japan Biography Princesses China Manchuria Biography China History Republic, 1912-1949 Biography Japan History 1912-1945 Biography Manchuria (China) History 20th century China Relations Japan Japan Relations China https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780231526340 Uni Basel: Volltext https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780231526340 Uni Bern: Volltext BK020053 XK020053 XK020000 De Gruyter PDA SSH eBooks E-Books von 360MarcUpdates PDA Package: All eBook Content, incl. OWV/AV PDA5EBK IDSBB A145 A145 145VT IDSBB B405 B405 405VT NELB4052004 IDSBB 100 1- Birnbaum Phyllis IDSBB 490 0- Asia perspectives : history, society, and culture IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780231526340 Uni Basel: Volltext IDSBB 856 40 https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780231526340 Uni Bern: Volltext SWISSBIB 334590256