| Women of Okinawa Contributor(s): Keyso, Ruth Ann (Author), Ota, Masahide (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801437881 ISBN-13: 9780801437885 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| LCCN: 00008916 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since World War II, Okinawa has been the stage where the United States and Japan act out dramatic changes in their relationship. Women from three generations, each with a different account of the ways that international affairs have transformed Okinawa, here tell the story of that tiny island and its interactions with an enormous U.S. military presence. Three of the women were born before the Pacific War, and their first memories of Americans are of troops coming ashore with bayonets fixed. A se |
Contributor Bio(s): Keyso, Ruth Ann: - Ruth Ann Keyso is Director of Communications at Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. She has taught English and history in Japan and Switzerland. Masahide Ota, formerly governor of Okinawa Prefecture, now directs the Ota Peace Research Institute in Naha City, Okinawa.Ota, Masahide: - Ruth Ann Keyso is Director of Communications at Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. She has taught English and history in Japan and Switzerland. Masahide Ota, formerly governor of Okinawa Prefecture, now directs the Ota Peace Research Institute in Naha City, Okinawa. |