Uneasy warriors : gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese army / Sabine Fruhstuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frühstück, Sabine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militarism--Japan--History--20th century.

Militarism.

Japan--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

Japan.

Japan--Defenses--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese army

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 1950's, 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 the first scholar permitted to participate in basic SDF training, she offers a firsthand look at an army trained for combat that nevertheless serves nontraditional military needs.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612772078

9781282772076

1282772074

9780520939646

0520939646

9781435601949

1435601947

OCLC:

290593790