Gerald Figal

Beachheads

War, Peace, and Tourism in Postwar Okinawa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This compelling book explores Okinawa's makeover as a tourist mecca among the physical ruins of the Pacific War's most devastating land battle. Gerald Figal considers how a place burdened by a history of semi-colonialism, memories of war and occupation, economic hardship, and contentious politics has reshaped itself into a resort destination.

Produktdetails

• Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9781442215825
• ISBN-10: 1442215828
• Artikelnr.: 44476076

Autorenporträt

Gerald Figal is professor of history and Japanese cultural studies at Vanderbilt University.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Part I: Graves and Caves Chapter 1: Tours among the Ruins Chapter
2: The Touristification of Sacred Ground Part II: Creations and Recreations
Chapter 3: "Tropical Image Up": Landscape under (Tourist) Occupation
Chapter 4: Ryukyu Restoration: Shuri Castle and Furusato Okinawa Part III:
Bases and Beaches Chapter 5: Military Bases as Tourist Attraction Chapter
6: Beach Resort Invasion Epilogue Bibliography