Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent e-bog
436,85 DKK
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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 thei...
E-bog
436,85 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Pivot
Udgivet
17 oktober 2013
Genrer
1F
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781137379092
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.