Beachheads: War, Peace, and Tourism in Postwar Okinawa - Couverture rigide

Figal, Gerald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 144221581X ISBN 13 : 9781442215818

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2012

Synopsis

This original and fresh book explores Okinawa’s makeover as a tourist mecca in the long historical shadow and among the physical ruins of the Pacific War’s most devastating land battle. Gerald Figal considers how a place burdened by a history of semicolonialism, memories of war and occupation, economic hardship, and contentious current political affairs has reshaped itself into a resort destination. He traces cultural, political, social, and economic issues of Okinawa’s postwar experience to the present through the innovative frame of tourism development―both as it has been imagined and, in some cases, realized. Creatively, accessibly, and eloquently written, this compelling work highlights a set of islands that represent key issues facing contemporary Japan.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gerald Figal is professor of history and Japanese cultural studies at Vanderbilt University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144221581X
• ISBN 13: 9781442215818
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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