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The limits of Okinawa : Japanese capitalism, living labor, and theorizations of community /
Since its incorporation into the Japanese nation-state in 1879, Okinawa has been seen by both Okinawans and Japanese as an exotic "South," both spatially and temporally distinct from modern Japan. In The Limits of Okinawa, Wendy Matsumura traces the emergence of this sense of Okinawan diff...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham ; London :
Duke University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Asia-Pacific.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Since its incorporation into the Japanese nation-state in 1879, Okinawa has been seen by both Okinawans and Japanese as an exotic "South," both spatially and temporally distinct from modern Japan. In The Limits of Okinawa, Wendy Matsumura traces the emergence of this sense of Okinawan difference, showing how local and mainland capitalists, intellectuals, and politicians attempted to resolve clashes with labor by appealing to the idea of a unified Okinawan community. Their numerous confrontations with small producers and cultivators who refused to be exploited for the sake of this ideal produce |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 273 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822376040 0822376040 |