Beacheads (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)

Product Description

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.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

*If this is not the "Beacheads (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link.  Details were last updated on Sep 13, 2024 14:12 +08.