Okinawa

Ra Mason is Sasakawa Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia. He has held visiting posts at the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa), Tohku University, Ritsumeikan University and Meio University.

• 1. Introduction2. Social identities, pacifism and power politics3. Tracing the money trail4. Okinawa as an international flashpoint5. Okinawa's fight for a secure future

Ra Mason’s volume is both a fantastic work of research and a stimulating read, offering wholly new insights into the complex politics of Okinawa from the intersecting perspectives of international relations, domestic politics and political economy. There is nothing else in the field that offers this unique and excellent quality of analysis.