An exploration through literature, of Japan's experience of American military occupation. The text provides textual analysis and discussions of post-war history, and juxtaposes literature from men and women writers from mainland Japan and Okinawa. The author examines: whether Japanese womens' writing provides a counter-history to predominantly male narratives of the occupation; how Okinawan writers represented their region's distinct experience of American military occupation; and what Okinawan literature teaches us about historical memory in Japan today. American forces remain in Okinawa in...
An exploration through literature, of Japan's experience of American military occupation. The text provides textual analysis and discussions of post-w...
This title is an exploration, through literature, of Japan's experience of American military occupation. It provides textual analysis and discussions of post-war history, and juxtaposes literature from men and women, by writers from mainland Japan and Okinawa. The author examines whether Japanese womens' writing provides a counter-history to predominantly male narratives of the occupation, and also how Okinawan writers represented their region's distinct experience of American military occupation and what Okinawan literature teaches us about historical memory in Japan today. American forces...
This title is an exploration, through literature, of Japan's experience of American military occupation. It provides textual analysis and discussions ...