UID:
almahu_9949597497702882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780231526340 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Asia perspectives
Content:
Aisin 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 Qing dynasty in 1912, her father gave her 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. This biography is the most accurate portrait to date of the controversial princess spy, recognising her truly novel role in conflicts that transformed East Asia.
Note:
Includes index.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780231152181
Language:
English
URL:
Columbia scholarship online
