The Ryukyu Kingdom : : Cornerstone of East Asia / / Mamoru Akamine; ed. by Robert Huey.
This English translation of a key work by one of Okinawa's most respected historians, Mamoru Akamine, provides a compelling new picture of the role played by the Ryukyu Kingdom in the history of East Asia. Okinawa Island, from which the present-day Japanese prefecture derives its name, is the l...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 p.) :; 16 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Translators' Note and Acknowledgments
- Introduction. What Do We Mean by the "Ryukyu Kingdom"?
- 1. The Gusuku Period
- 2. Founding of the Ming Dynasty and the Rise of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- 3. Ryukyu in the East Asian Trade Sphere
- 4. The Ryukyu Kingdom under the Bakuhan System
- 5. Reform and Sinification of the Kingdom
- 6. The Ryukyu Kingdom's Tribute Trade
- 7. The Imperial Investiture System and the Ryukyu Kingdom
- 8. The End of the Kingdom
- Afterword. Traces of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author