The Challenges of Island Studies

Introduction -- Prospects for Island Studies -- Island as Safe Havens: Thinking about Security and Safety o Gåhan/Guam -- Island Studies & US Militarism of the Pacific -- Island Studies in the Academy: The State of This Interdisciplinary Field -- The Perspective of Cultural Heritage/Cultural Landscape in Critical Island Studies -- The Possibilities of Phylogenetic Tree Studies in Ryukyuan Languages Research -- Panel Discussions -- Prospects for Critical Island Studies.