These Islands Are Ours: The Social Construction of Territorial Disputes in Northeast Asia

by Alexander Bukh

Territorial disputes are one of the main sources of tension in Northeast Asia. Escalation in such conflicts often stems from a widely shared public perception that the territory in question is of the utmost importance to the nation. While that's frequently not true in economic, military, or political terms, citizens' groups and other domestic actors throughout the region have mounted sustained campaigns to protect or recover disputed islands. Quite...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503611892
• ISBN13: 9781503611894
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"