Gavan McCormack, Satoko Oka Norimatsu

Resistant Islands

Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Resistant Islands offers an overview of Okinawan history, focusing on the colonization by Japan, its fate during World War II, and its status as a US military base. This new edition includes an analysis of events since the book first published, including the deployment of MV-22 Ospreys, the approval of the new base, and the "all-Okinawa movement."

Produktdetails

• Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9781442215634
• ISBN-10: 1442215631
• Artikelnr.: 49448136

Autorenporträt

By Gavan McCormack and Satoko Oka Norimatsu

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Second Edition Notes on Names Chronology Chapter 1:
Ryukyu/Okinawa: From Disposal to Resistance Chapter 2: War, Memory, and
Commemoration Chapter 3: Japan's American Embrace and the "Partnership" for
Peace and Prosperity Chapter 4: Okinawa: Separation and Reversion Chapter
5: Henoko: The Unwanted Base Chapter 6: The Hatoyama Revolt Chapter 7:
Post-Cold War: Elections and Democracy Chapter 8: Environment: The
"Nonassessment" Chapter 9: "Deepening" the Alliance: The Kan Agenda Chapter
10: "Deepening" the Alliance: Washington Agendas Chapter 11:
Senkaku/Diaoyu: Okinawa as Militarized Outpost or as Bridge of Nations?
Chapter 12: Turning History Around: History as Lived Experience Chapter 13:
Prospect Chapter 14: The All-Okinawa Movement since 2013 Bibliography Index
About the Authors