Title Okinawa and Jeju : bases of discontent / Donald Kirk

Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations, map Series Palgrave pivot Palgrave pivot. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Donald Kirk is a veteran correspondent and noted author on conflict and crisis from Southeast Asia to the Middle East to Northeast Asia. Kirk has covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, focusing on political, diplomatic, economic and social as well as military issues Print version record Subject Military bases, American -- Social aspects -- Japan -- Okinawa-ken Military bases, American -- Japan -- Okinawa-ken -- Public opinion Military bases, American -- Social aspects -- Korea (South) -- Cheju Island Military bases, American -- Korea (South) -- Cheju Island -- Public opinion HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Military bases, American -- Public opinion Military bases, American -- Social aspects Military relations SUBJECT United States -- Military relations -- Japan Japan -- Military relations -- United States United States -- Military relations -- Korea (South) Korea (South) -- Military relations -- United States Subject Japan Japan -- Okinawa-ken Korea (South) Korea (South) -- Cheju Island United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137379092 113737909X 9781137379108 1137379103 9781299988972 1299988970

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