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This volume looks at the history of Japan from a transnational
perspective. It brings to the fore the interconnectedness of
Japan's history with the wider Asian-Pacific region and the world.
This interconnectedness is examined in the volume through the
themes of empire, migration, and social movements.
This book argues that transpacific history cannot be comprehended
without including "vertical" connections; namely, those between the
southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere. It explores such
connections by uncovering small histories of ordinary people's
attempts at evenements which they undertake by means of uneven,
unlevel, and multidirectional mobilities. In this way, this book
goes beyond the usual notion of transpacific history as a matter of
Northern Hemisphere-centric connections between the United States
and Asian countries, and enables us to imagine a transpacific space
as a more dynamic and multi-faceted world of human mobilities and
connections. In this book, both eminent and burgeoning historians
uncover the stories of little-known, myriad encounters in various
parts of the Asia-Pacific region. By exploring cases whose actors
include soldiers, missionaries, colonial administrators,
journalists, essayists, and artists, the book highlights the
significance of "vertical" perspectives in understanding complex
histories of the region.
This edited volume presents the latest multidisciplinary research
that delves into developments related to contemporary Okinawa
(a.k.a Ryukyu Islands), and also engages with contemporary debates
on American hegemony and Empire in a larger geographical context.
Okinawa, long viewed as a marginalized territory in larger
historical processes, has been characterized solely by the U.S.
military presence in the islands, despite having embraced a
multiplicity of social and cultural transformations since the end
of the Pacific War. In this timely academic revision of Okinawa,
occurring at the time of numerous debates over the building of yet
another military base in the island, this volume's contributors
tell a story that situates Okinawa in the context of other
militarized territories and thus, goes beyond the limits of Okinawa
prefecture. Indeed, the book examines the ways in which studies on
Okinawa have evolved, moving away from the direct problems brought
by the establishment of foreign military bases. Previous studies
have explicated how Okinawa has fallen prey to power politics of
more dominant nations. In expanding on these themes, this volume
examines the unique social and cultural dynamics of Okinawa and its
people that had never been intended by the political authorities.
This edited volume presents the latest multidisciplinary research
that delves into developments related to contemporary Okinawa
(a.k.a Ryukyu Islands), and also engages with contemporary debates
on American hegemony and Empire in a larger geographical context.
Okinawa, long viewed as a marginalized territory in larger
historical processes, has been characterized solely by the U.S.
military presence in the islands, despite having embraced a
multiplicity of social and cultural transformations since the end
of the Pacific War. In this timely academic revision of Okinawa,
occurring at the time of numerous debates over the building of yet
another military base in the island, this volume's contributors
tell a story that situates Okinawa in the context of other
militarized territories and thus, goes beyond the limits of Okinawa
prefecture. Indeed, the book examines the ways in which studies on
Okinawa have evolved, moving away from the direct problems brought
by the establishment of foreign military bases. Previous studies
have explicated how Okinawa has fallen prey to power politics of
more dominant nations. In expanding on these themes, this volume
examines the unique social and cultural dynamics of Okinawa and its
people that had never been intended by the political authorities.
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