An edition of Resistant islands (2012)

Resistant islands

Okinawa confronts Japan and the United States

Resistant islands
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An edition of Resistant islands (2012)

Resistant islands

Okinawa confronts Japan and the United States

" ... Offers a comprehensive overview of Okinawan history over half a millennium from the Ryukyu Kingdom to the present, focusing especially on the colonization by Japan, the islands' disastrous fate during World War II, and their subsequent and continuing subordination to US military purpose"--Jacket, page [2].

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Language
English
Pages
297

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Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States
Mar 08, 2018, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Resistant islands: Okinawa confronts Japan and the United States
2012, Rowman & Littlefield
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Table of Contents

Ryukyu/Okinawa : from disposal to resistance
War, memory, and commemoration
Japan's American embrace and the "partnership" for peace and prosperity
Okinawa : separation and reversion
Henoko : the unwanted base
The Hatoyama revolt
Post-cold war : elections and democracy
Environment : the "non-assessment"
"Deepening" the alliance : the Kan agenda
"Deepening" the alliance : Washington agendas
Senkaku/Diaoyu : Okinawa as militarized outpost or as bridge of nations?
Turning history around : history as lived experience
Prospect.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Lanham, Md
Series
Asia Pacific perspectives

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
952/.29404
Library of Congress
DS894.99.O375 M44 2012, DS894.99.O375M44

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
297

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25252918M
ISBN 13
9781442215627, 9781442215641
LCCN
2012008989
OCLC/WorldCat
774500481

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16564502W

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