Author:
Orbach, Danny, author.
Imprint:Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, [2017]
Descriptionx, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Warriors of high aspirations : the origins of military insubordination -- Jewel in the palace : the new political order -- By not stopping : military insubordination and the Taiwan expedition -- Fatal optimism : rebels and assassins in the 1870s -- Gold-eating monsters : military independence and the prerogative of supreme command -- Three puffs on a cigarette : Miura Goro and the assassination of Queen Min -- Coup d'état in three acts : the Taisho political crisis -- The king of Manchuria : Komoto Daisaku and the assassination of Zhang Zuolin -- Cherry blossom : from resistance to rebellion -- Pure as water : the incident of February 1936 and the limits of military insubordination.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-360) and index.
