LEADER 04601nam 2200709 450 001 9910459955003321 005 20210429195315.0 010 $a0-231-52634-2 024 7 $a10.7312/birn15218 035 $a(CKB)3710000000370086 035 $a(EBL)1922395 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001438336 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12012617 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438336 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11396258 035 $a(PQKB)10937247 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001248722 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1922395 035 $a(DE-B1597)458251 035 $a(OCoLC)979832061 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231526340 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1922395 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11048503 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL749697 035 $a(OCoLC)904407292 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000370086 100 $a20150507h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|nu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aManchu princess, Japanese spy $ethe story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the cross-dressing spy who commanded her own Army /$fPhyllis Birnbaum 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aAsia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a1-336-18411-6 311 0 $a0-231-15218-3 327 $tFront matter --$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 330 $aAisin Gioro Xianyu (1907-1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her fearsome dedication to this cause ultimately got her killed. Yoshiko had a fiery personality and loved the limelight. She shocked Japanese society by dressing in men's clothes and rose to prominence as Commander Jin, touted in Japan's media as a new Joan of Arc. Boasting a short, handsome haircut and a genuine military uniform, Commander Jin was credited with many daring exploits, among them riding horseback as leader of her own army during the Japanese occupation of China. While trying to promote the Manchus, Yoshiko supported the puppet Manchu state established by the Japanese in 1932-one reason she was executed for treason after Japan's 1945 defeat. The truth of Yoshiko's life is still a source of contention between China and Japan: some believe she was exploited by powerful men, others claim she relished her role as political provocateur. China holds her responsible for unspeakable crimes, while Japan has forgiven her transgressions. This biography presents the richest and most accurate portrait to date of the controversial princess spy, recognizing her truly novel role in conflicts that transformed East Asia. 410 0$aAsia perspectives. 606 $aWomen spies$zJapan$vBiography 606 $aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$vBiography 606 $aChinese$zJapan$vBiography 606 $aPrincesses$zChina$zManchuria$vBiography 607 $aChina$xHistory$yRepublic, 1912-1949$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen spies 615 0$aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 615 0$aChinese 615 0$aPrincesses 676 $a951/.8042 700 $aBirnbaum$b Phyllis$01041126 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459955003321 996 $aManchu princess, Japanese spy$92464453 997 $aUNINA