From Japanese Empire to American Hegemony : Koreans and Okinawans in the Resettlement of Northeast Asia /

When American occupiers broke up the Japanese empire in the wake of World War II, approximately 1.7 million people departed Japan for various parts of Northeast Asia. The mass exodus was spearheaded by Koreans, many of whom chartered small fishing vessels to ship them back quickly to their liberated...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Augustine, Matthew R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2022]
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Subjects:
1900-1999
Border crossing > Japan > History > 20th century.
Koreans > Japan > History > 20th century.
Ryukyuans > History > 20th century.
Passage de frontière > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Coréens > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ryūkyū (Peuple d'Asie) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Asia / Japan.
Border crossing
Koreans
Ryukyuans
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One Liberation and Segregation in Occupied Japan
  • Chapter Two Repatriation as a "Privilege" for Non-Japanese
  • Chapter Three Resettlement without Reintegration
  • Chapter Four Smuggling as Resistance to US Military Rule
  • Chapter Five "Blockade Runners" and the Making of "Aliens"
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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