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Okinawa is a harrowing document of war, but it is also a work which addresses the dreams and the needs of a people as they go forward into an uncertain future, making it essential reading for anyone interested in World War II and its effects on our lives today, as well as anyone with an interest in the people and culture of this fascinating, complicated place. Though the work is thoroughly about one specific locale, the complex relations between Okinawan and Japanese identities and loyalties, between place and history, and between humanity and violence speak beyond borders and across shores. Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga and reads back to front and right to left.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49969872306449,"sku":"CIN1683961188VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50227271598353,"sku":"CIN1683961188G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50233426837777,"sku":"NGR9781683961185","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50888373895441,"sku":"GOR014105865","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51046396395793,"sku":"NIN9781683961185","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52703619285265,"sku":"GOR014587372","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52891426062609,"sku":"CIN1683961188LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1683961188.jpg?v=1751278808"},{"product_id":"okinawa-el-viento-habla-okinawa-the-wind-speaks-book-susumu-higa-9788419940957","title":"Okinawa, el viento habla \/ Okinawa, the Wind Speaks","description":"\u003cb\u003eLA OBRA MAESTRA DE SUSUMU HIGA SOBRE LA BATALLA DE OKINAWA, CON LA QUE GANÓ EL JAPAN MEDIA ARTS GRAND PRIZE, EL PRESTIGIOSO GALARDÓN QUE OTORGA EL MINISTERIO DE CULTURA DE JAPÓN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLa batalla de Okinawa fue uno de los episodios más trágicos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial: Susumu Higa nos da su visión inmisericorde de lo que hicieron tanto americanos como japoneses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Si la guerra nunca es una lucha perfecta entre el bien y el mal, la batalla de Okinawa fue un triste ejemplo de ello. Entre abril y junio de 1945, cerca de 150.000 personas (un tercio de la población total) fueron aniquiladas durante la invasión estadounidense. El ejército japonés, asimismo, cometió crímenes atroces contra la población civil, como promover suicidios en masa. Estaba en juego la supervivencia del Imperio japonés, de modo que Okinawa y el resto de las islas Ryukyu (con su lengua y cultura propias), fueron entregadas en sacrificio.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e En \u003ci\u003eOkinawa, el viento habla\u003c\/i\u003e, Susumu Higa trenza con realismo varias historias paralelas, para servirnos una realidad cruda, en la que no toma partido ni busca interpretaciones políticas. Con esta obra, Sensei Higa se erigió como el gran cronista de la isla de Okinawa, un territorio fascinante cuya historia nunca se había contado con propiedad: suyo es el escalofriante testimonio de las tragedias sufridas por cientos de miles de civiles, abandonados a su suerte bajo la lluvia de bombas, la hipocresía del silencio y la rabia ante los abusos de todo tipo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Japanese Grass--winner of the Japan Media Arts Grand Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Battle of Okinawa was one of the most tragic episodes of World War II. Susumu Higa gives us his merciless view of what both Americans and Japanese did.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If war is never a perfect struggle between good and evil, the Battle of Okinawa was a sad example of this. Between April and June 1945, nearly 150,000 people (one-third of the total population) were killed during the American invasion. The Japanese army also committed atrocious crimes against the civilian population, such as encouraging mass suicides. The survival of the Japanese Empire was at stake, so Okinawa and the rest of the Ryukyu Islands (with their own language and culture) were sacrificed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eOkinawa, the Wind Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e, Susumu Higa realistically weaves together several parallel stories to present us with a harsh reality, in which he takes no sides and seeks no political interpretations. With this work, Sensei Higa established himself as the great chronicler of the island of Okinawa, a fascinating territory whose history had never been properly told: his is the chilling testimony of the tragedies suffered by hundreds of thousands of civilians, abandoned to their fate under a rain of bombs, the hypocrisy of silence, and rage in the face of abuses of all kinds.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53547031462161,"sku":"NIN9788419940957","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9788419940957.jpg?v=1778588716"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-susumu-higa.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}