Short Uniquely Okinawan

Determining Identity During the U.S. Wartime Occupation
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-8232-8840-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Reihe: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension

Looks at how American soldiers, sailors, and Marines considered race, ethnicity, and identity in the planning and execution of the wartime occupation of Okinawa, during and immediately after the Battle of Okinawa, 1945-1946.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Short, Courtney A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

1 Identifying the Enemy: US Army Wartime Occupation Policy 21

2 US Marine Discipline: Strict Directives in Wartime
Marine Military Government 32

3 “Japanese” Warriors? Okinawan Preparation for Battle 45

4 The US Fights Overseas: Americans Charge
toward the Battlefield 51

5 Having a Say: Okinawan Constructions of Identity 59

6 Policy into Action: The US Army Hits the Shore 74

7 Benevolent Captors? Okinawans Encounter the Americans 90

8 No Initiative: Unbending Policy, Rigid US Marine Action 102

9 The US Navy Period: Navigating the Transition to Peace 124

10 New Visions, New Interpretations of Identity:

The Expansion of US Navy Military Government 140

Conclusion 155

Acknowledgments 163

Notes 167

Bibliography 223

Index 237

Photographs follow page 58

Über Autor(innen)

Short Courtney A.:
Courtney A. Short holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and specializes in military, American, and Japanese history, as well as race and identity studies.Courtney A. Short holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and specializes in military, American, and Japanese history, as well as race and identity studies.