Foreword Frontispiece Location and Topography・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・14 Natural Environment　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・18 Part One　The History of Okinawa １　Prehistoric Times to the Gusuku Period　・・・22 　　Prehistoric Culture in the Ryukyu Archipelago 　　Two Prehistoric Cultures 　　Formation of the Ryukyu Cultural Areas 　　Aji and Gusuku ２　Ryukyu Kingdom Era　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・27 　　The Expansion of Gusuku 　　Formation of the Three Kingdoms 　　Unification of the Kingdom 　　Overseas Trade 　　The Kingdom Prospers 　　The Military Invasion of Satsuma 　　Kingdom Restoration and 　　Cultural Advancement 　　Rank and the Condition of Farm Villages 　　Administration of the Off Islands 　　European and American Expansionism 　　Fall of the Kingdom ３　Modern Okinawa　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・37 　　Okinawa's Annexation to Japan 　　Bureaucratic Retention and Industrial/ 　　Educational Advancement 　　Tax Reform and Citizen's Movements 　　Cycad Hell and Emigration ４　The Battle of Okinawa　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・42 　　Course of the Campaign 　　Character of the Battle of Okinawa ５　American Occupation　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・46 　　Detention Camps 　　Rebuilding of Lifestyle and Culture 　　Okinawa Inside the Bases 　　The Islandwide Reversion Movement 　　Reversion to Homeland ６　Okinawa After Reversion　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・50

Part Two　　Life and Culture １　Changing Types of Dwellings　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・54 　　Changing Types of Dwellings 　　（１）Prehistoric Era 　　（２）The Aji Era 　　（３）The Ryukyu Kingdom Era 　　（４）Early Modern Period 　　（５）The Present 　　Stone Construction ２　Community Scenes　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・56 　　Utaki 　　Kami Asagi 　　Ka 　　Tera 　　Stone Lions: Guardians of the Village 　　Tombs ３　Festivals and the Performing Arts　・・・・・・・・・・58 　　The Main Island of Okinawa 　　The Miyako Islands 　　The Yaeyama Islands ４　Culinary Culture　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・62 　　Ryukyuan Cuisine 　　Awamori ５　Ryukyuan / Okinawan Literature　・・・・・・・・・・・64 　　Characteristics 　　The Classics of Ryukyuan Literature 　　Ryuka and the Development of Ryukyuan Literature 　　Characteristics of Okinawan Literature ６　Royal Entertainment and Karate　・・・・・・・・・・・・66 　　Traditional Royal Entertainment 　　Sanshin and Music 　　Dance 　　Musical Drama 　　Karate and Kobujutsu: Martial Arts ７　Traditional Crafts　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・72 　　Dyeing and Weaving 　　Lacquerware 　　Pottery 　　Glassware Okinawan History in Brief　・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・76

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