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Information in this section covers the period since Okinawa's administrative reversion to Japan in 1972. Like the preceding period, we will examine political, economic and legal themes.


The Post-Reversion Period


The Shock of the New: Expectations versus Realities [Written by John Michael Purves]

Kakusa Zesei and the Promotion and Development of Okinawa [Written by John Michael Purves]

The Bountiful Eighties: Economic Strength and Political Calm [Written by John Michael Purves]

The Reformist Nineties: Bringing Bases Back onto the Agenda [Written by John Michael Purves]

Heiwa, Kyosei, Jiritsu: Ota Masahide’s Base-free Cosmopolis Ideal [Written by John Michael Purves]



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