Terrell, Lina

The Ryukyu Kingdom. Cornerstone of East Asia

by Akamine, Mamoru, Terrell, Lina, Huey, Robert

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This English translation of a key work by one of Okinawa's most respected historians, Mamoru Akamine, provides a compelling new picture of the role played by the Ryukyu Kingdom in the history of East Asia. Okinawa Island, from which the present-day Japanese prefecture derives it…

The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia

by Akamine, Mamoru, Terrell, Lina, Huey, Robert

0 Type: Book

This English translation of a key work by one of Okinawa's most respected historians, Mamoru Akamine, provides a new picture of the role played by the Ryukyu Kingdom in the history of East Asia. Throughout the work Akamine's approach to Ryukyu history is distinguished by his use…