1. Clouds on the Horizon -- 2. Visions of War -- 3. Battling on the Beach -- 4. On-and-Off Base -- 5. Populist Politics -- 6. The Southern Front -- 7. Island of Peace -- 8. War or Peace? -- Epilogue
Summary
This book investigates for the first time the parallels between two island appendages of much larger governments -- Okinawa, Japan's southernmost island prefecture, in ferment over historic US bases; Jeju embroiled over a new South Korean naval base. The people of Okinawa and Jeju share a common fear of bloody conflict again erupting around them and suspect their governments would sacrifice their interests in a much larger war in a fight for regional control between the US, Japan, and China
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Donald Kirk is a veteran correspondent and noted author on conflict and crisis from Southeast Asia to the Middle East to Northeast Asia. Kirk has covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, focusing on political, diplomatic, economic and social as well as military issues