“Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa

The issue of the US military presence in Okinawa has marked the political life of the Japanese prefecture since the post-war period. Over time, a composite “community of protest” has taken shape - developing through different organisational models and symbolic references. It is a movement that bring...

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Main Author: Andrea Apollonio
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-03-01
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“Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
Cambio
collective memory
collective identity
social movements
antimilitarism
Okinawa
title “Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
title_full “Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
title_fullStr “Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
title_full_unstemmed “Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
title_short “Il mio cuore è nella terra di Yanbaru”. Antimilitarismo, simboli e memorie a Okinawa
title_sort il mio cuore e nella terra di yanbaru antimilitarismo simboli e memorie a okinawa
topic collective memory
collective identity
social movements
antimilitarism
Okinawa
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