Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015 : a sword well made / David Hunter-Chester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter-Chester, David, author.

Series:

New studies in modern Japan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan. Rikujō Jieitai--History.

Japan.

Japan. Rikujō Jieitai.

Sociology, Military.

Civil-military relations.

History.

Armed Forces.

Organization.

Japan--Armed Forces--Organization.

Civil-military relations--Japan--History.

Sociology, Military--Japan.

Japan--Military policy.

Military policy.

Armed Forces--Organization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

v, 307 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Sword well made

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hunter-Chester, David, author. Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015

ISBN:

9781498537896

1498537898

OCLC:

958797792