Ryukyu-Okinawa History

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Section 1: Prehistoric Ryukyu

  • 01. The Origins of the Ryukyuan People
  • 02. Shellmound Culture
  • 03. Utaki and Early Communities
  • 04. The Yaeyama, Miyako and Amami Islands
  • Section 2: Ancient Ryukyu

    • 05. The Evolution of Gusuku
    • 06. The Sanzan Era and the Unification of Okinawa Island
    • 07. King Shou Hashi and the First Shou Dynasty Era
    • 08. Okinawa and Ming China: The Tribute and Investiture System
    • 09. The Foreign Relations of Ryukyu and the Golden Age of Maritime Trade
    • 10. The Development of Urban Shuri, Naha and Kumemura
    • 11. King Shou Shin and the Second Shou Dynasty
    • 12. The Yaeyama, Miyako and Amami Islands
    • Section 3: Early-Modern Ryukyu

      • 13. Understanding the Satsuma Conquest of Ryukyu
      • 14. Ryukyu Under Satsuma
      • 15. The Royal Government of Ryukyu
      • 16. Resource Management: Agriculture and Forestry in Early Modern Ryukyu
      • 17. Compiling Histories: The Golden Age of Culture
      • 18. The Arrival of the European Powers in Asia
      • 19. European Colonialism and Unequal Treaties
      • 20. Commodore Matthew Perry and Ryukyu
      • 21. The Japanese Annexation of Ryukyu
      • 22. The Yaeyama and Miyako Islands
      • Section 4: The Establishment of Okinawa Prefecture

        • 23. Bringing Okinawa into Line with Japan
        • 24. Resistance to Japanese Assimilation Policies
        • 25. Colonial Japan in China and Korea
        • 26. The Road to WWII
        • 27. The Yaeyama and Miyako Islands
        • Section 5: Postwar Okinawa

          • 28. The Early Postwar Era
          • 29. The San Francisco Peace Treaty and US Military Base-building in Okinawa
          • 30. Resistance to US Military Base-building
          • 31. The Movement for Administrative Reversion to Japan
          • 32. The Postwar Okinawan Economy
          • 33. Understanding Okinawa’s Reversion to Japan
          • 34. Economic Change in the Post-Reversion Era
          • 35. Governor Ota Masahide and the Resurgence of the Anti-US Base Movement
          • 36. The Continuing Issue of MCAS Futenma’s Closure and Relocation
          • 37. Looking Forward: Problems and Prospects for 21st Century Okinawa
          • 38. The Yaeyama and Miyako Islands
          • Appendices