Uniquely Okinawan : : Determining Identity During the U.S. Wartime Occupation / / Courtney A. Short.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Short, Courtney A.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 12
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1 Identifying the Enemy: US Army Wartime Occupation Policy --; 2 US Marine Discipline: Strict Directives in Wartime Marine Military Government --; 3 “Japanese” Warriors? Okinawan Preparation for Battle --; 4 The US Fights Overseas: Americans Charge toward the Battlefield --; 5 Having a Say: Okinawan Constructions of Identity --; 6 Policy into Action: The US Army Hits the Shore --; 7 Benevolent Captors? Okinawans Encounter the Americans --; 8 No Initiative: Unbending Policy, Rigid US Marine Action --; 9 The US Navy Period: Navigating the Transition to Peace --; 10 New Visions, New Interpretations of Identity: The Expansion of US Navy Military Government --; Conclusion --; Acknowledgments --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780823288403; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704730; 9783110704525; 9783110722710
• DOI: 10.1515/9780823288403?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Courtney A. Short.

Uniquely Okinawan explores 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, 1945–46.