Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
Phyllis Birnbaum chronicles the remarkable life of Kawashima Yoshiko, a Manchu princess who became a Japanese spy, adopted a cross-dressing public persona, and commanded her own army. Set against the upheavals of modern East Asia, this biography examines her unusual place in history, politics, gender, and espionage.
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Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy explores the extraordinary life of Kawashima Yoshiko, a Manchu princess whose identity and loyalties placed her at the center of turbulent East Asian history.
Phyllis Birnbaum examines Yoshiko’s transformation into a Japanese spy and her public image as a cross-dressing military figure.
The book considers how gender, royalty, nationalism, and espionage intersected in Yoshiko’s story.
Part of the Asia Perspectives series, this work offers a focused historical study of a controversial and fascinating figure.
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