03252nam 2200685Ia 450 991045173240332120200520144314.01-282-77207-497866127720780-520-93964-61-4356-0194-710.1525/9780520939646(CKB)1000000000478630(EBL)314082(OCoLC)290593790(SSID)ssj0000264869(PQKBManifestationID)11205326(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264869(PQKBWorkID)10292341(PQKB)11428381(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056066(MiAaPQ)EBC314082(OCoLC)173816771(MdBmJHUP)muse30338(DE-B1597)519373(DE-B1597)9780520939646(Au-PeEL)EBL314082(CaPaEBR)ebr10190618(CaONFJC)MIL277207(EXLCZ)99100000000047863020070222d2007 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrUneasy warriors[electronic resource] gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese army /Sabine FrühstückBerkeley, Calif. ;London University of California Pressc20071 online resource (285 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24794-9 0-520-24795-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 --IndexFollowing 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.Gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese armyMilitarismJapanHistory20th centuryJapanArmed ForcesHistory20th centuryJapanDefensesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.MilitarismHistory355.0095209045Frühstück Sabine1026201MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451732403321Uneasy warriors2440992UNINA