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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779447503321

Autore

Singh Bhubhindar

Titolo

Japan's security identity : from a peace state to an international state / / Bhubhindar Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08403-9

1-283-89448-3

1-136-18903-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Sheffield Centre for Japanese studies/Routledge series ; ; 45

Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge series ; ; 45

Disciplina

355/.033052

Soggetti

National security - Japan

Security, International - Pacific Area

Japan Military policy

Japan Armed Forces Civic action

Japan Military relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Japan's Security Identity; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Realism, mercantilism and constructivism; 3. Security identity and Japan's security policy; 4. Territorial conception of national security; 5. Regional and international (global) security; 6. Security policymaking regime; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a significant change in Japanese security policy, as Japan's security identity has shifted from a peace state, to an international state. In this book, Bhubhindar Singh argues that from the 1990s onwards, the Japanese security policymaking elite recognized that its earlier approach to security policy which was influenced by the peace-state security identity was no longer appropriate. Rather, as a member of the international community, Japan had to carve out a responsible role in regional and international security affairs, which required greater