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Demilitarization in the contemporary world / edited by Peter Stearns.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armed Forces--Demobilization--Case studies.
- Armed Forces.
- Disarmament--History--20th century.
- Disarmament.
- Militarism--History--20th century.
- Militarism.
- Security, International--Case studies.
- Security, International.
- World politics--20th century--Case studies.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Contemporary world history has highlighted militarization in many ways, from the global Cold War and numerous regional conflicts to the general assumption that nationhood implies a significant and growing military. Yet the 20th century also offers notable examples of large-scale demilitarization, both imposed and voluntary. This work fills a key gap in current historical understanding by examining demilitarization programs in Germany, Japan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
- Contents:
- Historical and sociological perspectives
- Introduction / Peter N. Stearns
- Demilitarization: unraveling the structures of violence / Andrew Bickford
- Germany
- The demilitarization of Germany, 1945-2010 / Jay Lockenour
- Peace movements and the demilitarization of German political culture, 1970s-1980s / Holger Nehring
- Japan and comparative aftermath
- U.S. strategic preference for securing military bases and impact of Japanese financial community on constrained rearmament in Japan, 1945-1954 / Yoneyuki Sugita
- From demilitarization to remilitarization: external and internal pressures on Japanese security policy / Glenn D. Hook
- Japanese remilitarization and constitutional revision / Christopher Hughes
- Demilitarization and democratization in the post-World War II world / Stephanie Trombley Averill
- Central America
- Costa Rica and Honduras: demilitarization as choice / Kirk Bowman
- Demilitarization after Central American civil wars / J. Mark Ruhl and Philip J. Williams
- Afterword / Peter N. Stearns.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252095153
- 0252095154
- OCLC:
- 862745812
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