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Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent

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  • © 2013

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  1. Donald Kirk
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Clouds on the Horizon

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 1-17

  3. Visions of War

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 18-32

  4. Battling on the Beach

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 33-46

  5. On-and-Off Base

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 47-61

  6. Populist Politics

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 62-77

  7. The Southern Front

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 78-96

  8. Island of Peace

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 97-113

  9. War or Peace?

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 114-127

  10. Epilogue

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 128-132

  11. Comparative Statistics

    • Donald Kirk
    Pages 133-134

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 135-148
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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.

About the author

Donald Kirk, a veteran correspondent for newspapers and magazines, has reported on wars Southeast Asia to the Middle East. He writes about nuclear and foreign policy issues in Asia, notably on the Korean peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, and is the author of six books, including three on Korea. He divides his time between Asia and his base in Washington DC.

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