This compelling book explores Okinawa\'s makeover as a tourist mecca among the physical ruins of the Pacific War\'s most devastating land battle.
Gerald Figal considers how a place burdened by a history of semi-colonialism, memories of war and occupation, economic hardship, and contentious politics has reshaped itself into a resort destination..
This compelling book explores Okinawa\'s makeover as a tourist mecca among the physical ruins of the Pacific War\'s most devastating land battle