| Description |
1 online resource (v, 307 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
New studies in modern Japan
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New studies in modern Japan.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: renouncing war, struggling to rearm, creating the ground self-defense force, and reimagining the soldier -- Disarmament and the voices of dissent -- Hot- and cold-running wars and a changing consensus, 1946-1950 -- Old iron and new steel, 1950-1952 -- The GSDF organized, 1952-1960 -- Sheathing the blade, polishing the spirit: 1960-1976 -- A sword in the storm, a life-giving sword: policy and ground truth, 1978-1995 -- New century, new threats, new GSDF, 1996-2015 -- Drawing weapons: reimagining the soldier, 1945-2015 -- Conclusion: a sword well made. |
| Summary |
"This study provides a comprehensive institutional history of Japan's post-1945 army. It also analyzes representations of the military in popular culture, the place of soldiers in the formation of the country's postwar national identity, and the social and political impact of constitutional restrictions on the military."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Japan. Rikujō Jieitai -- History.
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Japan. Rikujō Jieitai. |
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History. |
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Japan -- Armed Forces -- Organization.
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Japan. |
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Armed Forces. |
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Organization. |
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Civil-military relations -- Japan -- History.
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Sociology, Military -- Japan.
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Japan -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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Civil-military relations. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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Sociology, Military. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Armed Forces -- Organization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hunter-Chester, David. Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015. Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2016] 9781498537896 (DLC) 2016043844 |
| ISBN |
9781498537902 electronic book |
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1498537901 electronic book |
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9781498537896 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1498537898 hardcover alkaline paper |
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