Islands of Discontent
Okinawan Responses to Japanese and American Power
Exploring contemporary Okinawan culture, politics, and historical memory, this book argues that the long Japanese tradition of defining Okinawa as a subordinate and peripheral part of Japan means that all claims of Okinawan distinctiveness necessarily become part of the larger debate over contemporary identity. The contributors trace the renascence of the debate in the burst of cultural and political expression that has flowered in the past decade, with the rapid growth of local museums and memorials and the huge increase in popularity of distinctive Okinawan music and literature, as well as in political movements targeting both U.S. military…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Selden, Mark (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7425-1866-7
- EAN: 9780742518667
- Produktnummer: 1396657
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 330 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 480 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 480
Über den Autor
Laura Hein is associate professor of history at Northwestern University. Mark Selden is professor of sociology and history at Binghamton University and professorial associate in the East Asia Program at Cornell University.
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