Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa,Used

Night in the American Village: Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa,Used

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A lively encounter with identity and American military history in Okinawa. Night in the American Village is by turns intellectual, hip, and sexy. I admire it for its ferocity, style, and vigor. A wonderful book.'Anthony Swofford, author of JarheadA beautifully written examination of the complex relationship between the women living near the U.S. bases in Okinawa and the servicemen who are stationed thereAt the southern end of the Japanese archipelago lies Okinawa, host to a vast complex of U.S. military bases. A legacy of World War II, these bases have been a fraught issue in Japan for decadeswith tensions exacerbated by the often volatile relationship between islanders and the military, especially after the brutal rape of a twelveyearold girl by three servicemen in the 1990s.But the situation is more complex than it seems. In Night in the American Village, journalist Akemi Johnson takes readers deep into the 'border towns' surrounding the basesa world where cultural and political fault lines compel individuals, both Japanese and American, to continually renegotiate their own identities. Focusing on the women there, she follows the complex fallout of the murder of an Okinawan woman by an exU.S. serviceman in 2016 and speaks to protesters, to women who date and marry American men and groups that help them when problems arise, and to Okinawans whose family members survived World War II.Thoughtprovoking and timely, Night in the American Village is a vivid look at the enduring wounds of U.S.Japanese history and the cultural and sexual politics of the American military empire.

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