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
Main Author: Birnbaum, Phyllis
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Columbia University Press 2015
Series:Asia perspectives : history, society, and culture
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