Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-276) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Treason and treachery, documents and discourse; The work (structure, logic, method); Kanno Suga: 'The unswerving path'; Kaneko Fumiko: 'The will to die'; Commentary: discourse on death and beyond; Commentary: martyrs, nihilists and other rebel heroes; Kanno Suga (1902 1911); Kaneko Fumiko (1922 1926); Epilogue; Notes; Select bibliography of Japanese sources; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An inspiring analysis of events surrounding two women's attempted assassination of the Emperor of Japan, and the separate penalties faced by these women both in terms of their death sentences and the wider context surrounding their lives.