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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe thoroughness of Inoue's scholarship is incontestable... Recommended. CHOICE A candid, introspective book... For those versed in anthropology and interested in Okinawa, this is an excellent read. -- Arnold G. Fisch Jr. Army History An important addition to the existing studies of the contemporary popular struggle of Okinawa. -- Miyume Tanji The International History Review Inoue has provided an inspired and activist ethnographic account of how Okinawa took on the pervasive state interests of both Japan and the United States. -- David Obermiller The Journal of Asian Studies For anthropologists, historians, and social scientists, Inoue offers an intriguing examination of the complex strands, relationships, and consequences of the processes of globalization. -- Jennifer M. Miller H-US-Japan
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface to the 2017 Edition Acknowledgments Note on Japanese Names and Translations 1. Introduction 2. The Rape Incident and the Predicaments of Okinawan Identity 3. Reduced to Culture Without Politics and History: A Critique of Modern Okinawan Studies 4. "We Are Okinawans of a Different Kind": Henoko History, Camp Schwab, and Working-Class Ideology of Difference 5. "We Are Okinawans": Local Identity in a Global Perspective 6. Nago City Referendum: Constructing Okinawan Citizenship 7. The Nago City Mayoral Election and the Changing Tide of Okinawan Resistance 8. Conclusion: Anthropologists as the Third Person, Anthropology in the Global Public Sphere Notes Chronology References Index
