Kerr, George H.

Okinawa – The History of an Island People.

Sixth Printing. Rutland (Vermont) / Tokyo (Japan, Charles Tuttle Company, 1967. Octavo. XVIII, 542 pages. Original Hardcover with the beautiful, original dustjacket, designed by M. Kuwata, in the original, publisher’s slipcase. Excellent, absolutely stunning condition due to the Volume being housed in the original slipcase.

Includes for example the following chapters:

A Note on Names, Chronology, Weights and Money / Okinawa, The United States and Current History /

Part I: Chuzan – Independent Kingdom in the Eastern Seas (Years 1314 – 1573)

Part II: Isolation “Lonely Islands in a Distant Sea” (Years 1573 – 1797)
/ Continental War and Loss of Independence / The Years of Isolation

Part III: Between Two Worlds – The Barrier Islands (1797-1853) / The Mouse and the Eagle (Perry in Okinawa (1853-1854)
Japan “Protects” The Okinawans (1855-1878)

Part Four: Okinawa-Ken: Frontier Province
The Ryukyu Kingdom Comes to an End (1879-1890) / Assimilation of Japan (1890-1940) / Between Hammer and Anvil (Okinawa and the Coming of World War II (1941-1945) / The Battle for Okinawa etc.

• Keywords: Asia – Rare · Far East · Japan · Japanese Culture · Japanese History · Japanese History – Rare · Nansei Islands · Okinawa · Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32375AB

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