Myth, protest and struggle in Okinawa / Miyume Tanji.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-226) and index.

Introduction : a community of protest in Okinawa -- Diversity and unity in the community of protest -- Annexation and assimilation : ambiguous origins -- The Battle of Okinawa and 'Okinawan pacifism' -- The first wave : opposition to US military land acquisition -- The second wave : towards reversion -- The anti-war landowners and the progressive coalition : the consitutional framing of protest -- Kin Bay and shiraho : emergence of new social movements -- The third wave and beyond : the power of Unai and the dugongs -- Conclusion.

This book analyses the various ways and reasons people in Okinawa have engaged in protest against the US military since World War II and the links between such phenomena and earlier traditions of protest which are popularly encapsulated in the idea of an 'Okinawan struggle'.