Okinawa and Jeju: bases of discontent

"This book investigates for the first time the parallels between two island appendages of much larger governments - Okinawa, Japan's southernmost island prefecture, in ferment over historic US bases; Jeju embroiled over a new South Korean naval base. The people of Okinawa and Jeju share a...

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Main Author: Kirk, Donald (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book investigates for the first time the parallels between two island appendages of much larger governments - Okinawa, Japan's southernmost island prefecture, in ferment over historic US bases; Jeju embroiled over a new South Korean naval base. The people of Okinawa and Jeju share a common fear of bloody conflict again erupting around them and suspect their governments would sacrifice their interests in a much larger war in a fight for regional control between the US, Japan, and China"..
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XII, 148 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:9781137379085

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