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This book aims to clarify the present situation of the relations between small island countries and territories on the one hand and the great powers, mainland areas, and mega-islands on the other, and explores how small island countries and territories preserve and build their identity under globalization. This book is divided into five parts. The first part presents papers on issues that are related to Okinawa: the American military presence, the formation of a global human network, and the history of and language revitalization in Okinawa. The second part includes papers on security in East Asia and the Pacific Region: the history of and present issues in international relations within the South and East China Sea areas. The third part presents papers on economic issues and social developments on small islands. The fourth part deals with ocean policies and marine resource management in the Pacific Region by the United States, Australia, and Japan. Finally, the fifth part presents papers on the revitalization of three indigenous languages. All the chapters of the book are based on the achievements of the research project “Towards New Island Studies: The Ryukyus as an academic node

Who reads Self-determinable Development of Small Islands?

Author

Masahide Ishihara, Eiichi Hoshino, Yoko Fujita (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Singapore, Imprint Springer ; Springer Singapore. Springer Singapore ; Imprint Springer

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9789811001321

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Political Science, Economics