The Return of the Amami Islands: The Reversion Movement and U.S.-Japan Relations

Description: The Return of the Amami Islands by Robert D. Eldridge This work documents the drawn-out debates and the decisions that led to the complete reunification of the Amami Islands with Japan. It traces the US militarys insistence on occupying Okinawa and the Amami Islands under the rationale of increased international security. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From January 1946 through April 1952, the residents of the Amami Islands underwent a period now referred to as ryuri no hibi (the days of trial): like Okinawa, these islands had been politically and administratively separated from Japan and placed under U.S. military rule. In this work Robert D. Eldridge documents the drawn-out debates and the decisions that led to the complete reunification of the Amami Islands with Japan. Scholars of international relations, including those who study Okinawas long tenure under U.S. military rule, will learn much from this nuanced and revealing account of an important but oft-neglected occurrence in U.S.-Japan relations. Author Biography Robert D. Eldridge is Associate Professor of Japanese Political and Diplomatic History at the School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University . Table of Contents Chapter 1 U.S. Pre-Reversion Policy toward Amami and Okinawa Chapter 2 The Amami Reversion Movement Chapter 3 The Japanese Government and the "Amami-Okinawa Problem" Chapter 4 The Eisenhower Administration and the Decision to Return the Amami Islands Chapter 5 The Amami Reversion Negotiations and Bilateral Agreement Review Eldridge has produced a well-researched monograph on a relevant but hertofore unexamined epidose in US-Japan relations. . .. Taking advantage of recently declassified US and Japanese documents as well as memoirs and reminiscences of participants from both sides, the author tells for the first time the story of bilateral relations leading to reversion. The book will appeal to students of international and US-Japan relations in post-WWII Asia and the Pacific. * CHOICE *With painstakingly detailed accounts of U.S. policy-making meetings, document drafts and debates, Eldridge demonstrates that the Amami Reversion Movement merits greater attention than it has received to date. -- Dennis J. Frost, Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A. * Pacific Affairs, Vol. 78, No. 1 --Spring 2005 *The book provides a good picture of civil society activism early in Japans fledging democracy. . . . [Eldridge] paints a picture of an "inside-out" process whereby Japan was not a subservient and reactive partner of the United States despite the asymmetrical relationship forged at the time under the occupation. . . . The study thus provokes us to think about the contemporary relevance and broader lessons beyond one case study. . . . It will be a rewarding read for diplomatic historians and for those interested in an early chapter of U.S.-Japan relations. . . . -- Dennis T. Yasutomo, Smith College * The Journal of Japanese Studies *In an account that looks at both sides of the hill, Robert Eldridge gives us a look at a small but significant issue in the story of how two powers only recently the bitterest and deadliest of foes could put aside the hatred of war and build a solid relationship that was better for both than what had come before. . . . Eldridge is a master storyteller and renders his account in smooth prose that shows he is rapidly becoming the foremost historian of U.S.-Japanese relations on either side of the Pacific... -- Nick Sarantakes, Texas A&M University--CommerceIn an account that looks at both sides of the hill, Robert Eldridge gives us a look at a small but significant issue in the storyof how two powers only recently the bitterest and deadliest of foes could put aside the hatred of war and build a solidrelationship that was better for both than what had come before. . . . Eldridge is a master storyteller and renders his account in smooth prose that shows he is rapidly becoming the foremost historian of U.S.-Japanese relations on either side of the Pacific. -- Nick Sarantakes, Texas A&M University--Commerce Long Description From January 1946 through December 1953, the residents of the Amami Islands underwent a period now referred to as "ryuri no hibi (the days of trial)": like Okinawa, these islands had been politically and administratively separated from Japan and placed under U.S. military rule. In this work Robert D. Eldridge documents the drawn-out debates and the decisions that led to the complete reunification of the Amami Islands with Japan. He carefully traces the U.S. militarys insistence on occupying Okinawa and the Amami Islands under the rationale of increased international security; the U.S. State Departments desire to uphold the Atlantic Charter by rejecting territorial expansion; Amamian activists assertive argument for reversion to Japanese rule; and the Japanese governments work to reach an agreement with the U.S. Eldridge draws on original documents from the reversion movement, several volumes of memoirs and remembrances written by participants in the movement, and numerous declassified documents of the Japanese and U.S. governments. Scholars of international relations, including those who study Okinawas long tenure under U.S. military rule, will learn much from this nuanced and revealing account of an important but oft-neglected occurrence in U.S.-Japan relations. Review Quote With painstakingly detailed accounts of U.S. policy-making meetings, document drafts and debates, Eldridge demonstrates that the Amami Reversion Movement merits greater attention than it has received to date. Details ISBN0739107100 Author Robert D. Eldridge Pages 168 Series Studies of Modern Japan ISBN-10 0739107100 ISBN-13 9780739107102 Format Hardcover Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States Illustrations bibliography, index Publisher Lexington Books Imprint Lexington Books Short Title RETURN OF THE AMAMI ISLANDS Language English Media Book DEWEY 327.73052 Subtitle The Reversion Movement and U.S.-Japan Relations DOI 10.1604/9780739107102 UK Release Date 2003-12-27 AU Release Date 2004-02-27 NZ Release Date 2004-02-27 Audience General Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-12-27 US Release Date 2003-12-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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