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Beachheads : war, peace, and tourism in postwar Okinawa / Gerald Figal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Figal, Gerald A., 1962-
- Series:
- Asia/Pacific/perspectives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reconstruction (1939-1951).
- Tourism--Japan--Okinawa Island--History--20th century.
- Tourism.
- Tourism--Government policy--Japan--History--20th century.
- Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Japan--Okinawa Island.
- Tourism--Government policy.
- History.
- Okinawa Island (Japan)--History--20th century.
- Okinawa Island (Japan).
- Japan.
- Japan--Okinawa Island.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Contents:
- Tours among the ruins
- The touristification of sacred ground
- "Tropical image up" : landscape under (tourist) occupation
- Ryukyu restoration : Shuri Castle and Furusato Okinawa
- Military bases as tourist attraction
- Beach resort invasion
- Beyond postwar, beyond Okinawa Island.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 144221581X
- 9781442215818
- 9781442215832
- 1442215836
- OCLC:
- 769289606
- Publisher Number:
- 99962598250
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