Japan's postwar military and civil society : contesting a better life /

"Japan's so-called 'peace constitution' renounces war as a sovereign right of the nation, and bans the nation from possessing any war potential. Yet Japan also maintains a large, world-class military organization, namely the Self-Defence Forces (SDF). In this book, Tomoyuki Sasak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sasaki, Tomoyuki (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub. Plc, 2015.
Colección:SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan.
Temas:
Civil-military relations > Japan.
Sociology, Military > Japan.
Hokkaido (Japan) > Defenses.
Hokkaido (Japan) > Politics and government.
Public opinion > Japan.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > Japon.
Sociologie militaire > Japon.
Opinion publique > Japon.
Military history.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Asian history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Armed Forces > Public opinion.
Armed Forces > Social aspects.
Civil-military relations.
Military policy > Social aspects.
Public opinion.
Sociology, Military.
Japan > Armed Forces > Social aspects.
Japan > Military policy > Social aspects.
Japan > Armed Forces > Public opinion.
Japan.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Militarization in Democracy
  • 1. A Promised Opportunity: The Self-Defense Forces in the Labor Market
  • 2. Becoming An Army for the People: The Self-Defense Forces in Hokkaido Communities
  • 3. Peace in Dispute: Anti-Military Litigation and the Constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces
  • 4. Overcoming Crises: The Emergence of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency
  • 5. "The Threat from the North": Fear-Mongering and the Making of Military Base Hokkaido
  • Conclusion: Where Is Militarization Headed?
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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