Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 270 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780520247956
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0520247949
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9780520247949
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0520247957
Content:
Following World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. However, with the emergence of the cold war in the 1950s, Japan was urged to establish the Self-Defense Forces as a way to bolster Western defenses against the tide of Asian communism. Although the SDF's role is supposedly limited to self-defense, Japan's armed forces are equipped with advanced weapons technology and the world's third-largest military budget. Sabine Frühstück draws on interviews, historical research, and analysis to describe the unusual case of a non-war-making military. As
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Asterisked Names and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. On Base; 2. Postwar Postwarrior Heroism; 3. Feminist Militarists; 4. Military Manipulations of Popular Culture; 5. Embattled Memories, Ersatz Histories; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520247956
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Uneasy Warriors : Gender, Memory, and Popular Culture in the Japanese Army
Language:
English
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