Farms, Firms, and Runways
Perspectives on U.S. Military Bases in the Western Pacific
Edited by L. Eve Armentrout Ma
Paper ISBN 1-879176-34-3 $29.95
2001; vi+225+pp., index
Chicago: Imprint Publications
This collection of essays, written by well-informed sources who have been intimately connected with the issue of U.S. military bases in the Western Pacific, examines the origins of these bases and presents diverse perspectives on whether they should be maintained at their current and recent levels. Separate sections focus on the cases of Okinawa, the Philippines, and Guam, which include contributions from experts native to the regions. They also assess the impact of base closing, inquire into legal issues associated with treaties that have enabled the United States to maintain the bases, and shed light on the political implications of the kinds of treaty which have supported U.S. military installations in many parts of the world.
Contents: If It Isn't Broken, Don't Fix It: The Argument for Retaining the U.S. Military Presence in East Asia / William E. Berry, Jr.; U.S. Military Bases in the Western Pacific: Unneeded and Unwanted / Eugene J. Carroll, Jr. and Martin Calhoun; "To be Specific, It's Our Pacific": Base Selection in the Pacific from World War II to the Late 1990s / D. Colt Denfeld; The Explosive Nature of Okinawa's "Land Issue" or "Base Issue," 1945-1977: A Dilemma of United States Military Policy / L. Eve Armentrout Ma; Military Land Usage in Okinawa / Shinichi Kyan; A Treaty in Crisis: U.S. Military Bases on Okinawa / Tadae Takubo; American Military Bases in the Philippines and the Military Bases Agreement / Isagani O. Sta-Maria; Treaty or Travesty? Legal Issues Surrounding the U.S.-Philippines Military Base Agreement of 1947-1992 / L. Eve Armentrout Ma; Beyond MacArthur and Marcos: The Philippines without the U.S. Bases / Stewart S. Johnson; Guardians of Our Soil: Indigenous Responses to Post-World War II Military Land Appropriation on Guam / Anne Perez Hattori; Guam: Civilians, the U.S. Military, and Chamorros after the Organic Act of 1950 / Dirk Anthony Ballendorf
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