Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States

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...

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1. Verfasser: McCormack, Gavan 1937- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Norimatsu, Satoko Oka 1965- (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Blue Ridge Summit Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated 2018
Ausgabe:2nd ed.
Schriftenreihe:Asia/Pacific/Perspectives Series
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Zusammenfassung: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.".
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition: Six Years On -- Note on Names -- Chronology: Japan versus Okinawa, 1995-2017 -- 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.
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ISBN:9781538115565

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