Postwar emigration to South America from Japan and the Ryukyu Islands / Pedro Iacobelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iacobelli, Pedro, author.

Series:

SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building.

History.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

Japan--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Japan.

Ryukyu Islands--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Ryukyu Islands.

Bolivia--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Bolivia.

Japan--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History--20th century.

Nation-building--Japan--History--20th century.

Nation-building--Bolivia--History--20th century.

Japan--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

Diplomatic relations.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

Japan--Ryukyu Islands.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 262 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Summary:

"Examines the history of postwar Japan's migration policy, exploring the genesis of the state-led emigration from Japan and the Ryukyu Islands to South America in the mid-20th century"--Provided by publisher.

"Placing a distinct focus on the role of the sending state, this book examines the history of postwar Japan's migration policy, linking it to the larger question of statehood and nation-building in the postwar era. Pedro Iacobelli delves into the role of states in shaping migration flows by exploring the genesis of the state-led emigration from Japan and the US-administered Ryukyu Islands to South America in the mid-20th century. The study proposes an alternative political perspective on migration history to analyze the rationale and mechanisms behind the establishment of migration programs by the sending state. To develop this perspective, the book examines the state's emigration policies, their determinants and their execution for the Japanese and Okinawan migration programs to Bolivia in the 1950s. It argues that the post-war migration policies that established those migration flows were a result of the political cost-benefit calculations, rather than only economic factors, of the three governments involved. With its unique focus on the role of the sending state and the relationship between Japan, Okinawa and the United States, this is a valuable study for students and scholars of postwar Japan and migration history"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

History, the State and the Japanese Migration to South America

Ideology and Migration

Postwar Japanese Migration to Bolivia

Understanding American Okinawa : Cold War and Mobility

Ryukyu Emigration Program as an American Cold War Policy

Okinawa's Statehood and Mobility

Postwar Okinawan Emigration Plan to Bolivia

Epilogue: State and migration in Japan and Okinawa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474297271

1474297277

OCLC:

958099576