Beschreibung:
Through examination of the careers and writings of two women convicted of conspiring to assassinate the Japanese emperor, this text offers insight into the women's interpretations of their lives and imminent deaths.
Part 1 Preliminaries; Chapter 1 Treason and treachery, documents and discourse; Chapter 2 The work (structure, logic, method); Part 2 Engagements with death; Chapter 3 Kanno Suga: 'The unswerving path'; Chapter 4 Kaneko Fumiko: 'The will to die'; Chapter 5 Commentary: discourse on death and beyond; Chapter 6 Commentary: martyrs, nihilists and other rebel heroes; Part 3 Life-narratives; Chapter 7 Kanno Suga (1902-1911); Chapter 8 Kaneko Fumiko (1922-1926);