Islands of Discontent: Okinawan Responses to Japanese and American Power

by Laura Hein and Aaron Gerow

Book Overview

Examining contemporary Okinawan culture, politics, and historical memory, this book traces the dynamic reconstruction and reframing of Okinawan identity. The contributors explore the cultural and political expression that has flowered in the past decade with the vigorous growth of local museums and memorials and of the popularity of distinctive Okinawan music and literature, as well as of political movements targeting both U.S. military bases and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742518663
• ISBN13: 9780742518667
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.5"