Military Bases and Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2485948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hideaki Tobe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-94 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transforming Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-0559 • E-ISSN: 1548-7466 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/tran.2006.14.1.89 |
| OpenAlex | W2001186401 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Okinawa was an independent island kingdom that was forcibly annexed by Japan in 1879. The Japanese colonial administration did little to modernize the islands of Okinawa. Following the defeat of the Japanese in World War II, the American government took over the administration of the island. The U.S. government built a series of military installations in Okinawa, turning the islands into military staging areas for the projection of American power in Asia. This article focuses on the experience of a new modernity brought forth by the U.S. military bases in the Okinawan islands. The article also considers how the bases, as an expression of Americanization and U.S. global expansion, impacted the formation of Okinawan identity in the latter half of the 20th century
Administration (probate law · Americanization · Ancient history · Colonialism · Economic history · Government (linguistics · Military government · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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