Okinawa and Jeju - Bases of Discontent

"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"--

List of contents

Contents Preface 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

Product details

• Authors: D Kirk, D. Kirk, Donald Kirk
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137379085
• ISBN: 978-1-137-37908-5
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; Asien, B, Political Science, Asia, Social Policy, Political Sociology, International Relations, Comparative Politics, Social welfare and social services, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Regional, state and other local government, Comparative government, Front;politics;statistics;war