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Demilitarization in the contemporary world / / edited by Peter Stearns |
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Urbana, Illinois : , : University of Illinois Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Armed Forces - Demobilization |
Disarmament - History - 20th century |
Militarism - History - 20th century |
Security, International |
World politics - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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