Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent [electronic resource] /
Kirk, D.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Untitled""; ""Didecation""; ""Regional map""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Okinawa map""; ""1 Clouds on the Horizon                              ""; ""2 Visions of War                       ""; ""3 Battling on the Beach                              ""; ""4 On-and-Off Base                        ""; ""5 Populist Politics                          ""; ""6 The Southern Front                           ""; ""7 Island of Peace                        ""; ""8 War or Peace?                      ""; ""Epilogue               ""
""Comparative Statistics                             """"Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Political sociology.
International relations.
Asia—Politics and government.
Social policy.
Political science.
Comparative politics.
Political Sociology.
International Relations.
Asian Politics.
Social Policy.
Political Science.
Comparative Politics.