02397nam 2200481 450 991079256020332120180113194721.01-4985-3790-1(CKB)3710000001010400(MiAaPQ)EBC4776531(EXLCZ)99371000000101040020170125h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCreating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015 a sword well made /David Hunter-ChesterLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2016.©20161 online resource (315 pages)New Studies in Modern Japan1-4985-3791-X 1-4985-3789-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: renouncing war, struggling to rearm, creating the ground self-defense force, and reimagining the soldier -- Disarmament and the voices of dissent -- Hot- and cold-running wars and a changing consensus, 1946-1950 -- Old iron and new steel, 1950-1952 -- The GSDF organized, 1952-1960 -- Sheathing the blade, polishing the spirit: 1960-1976 -- A sword in the storm, a life-giving sword: policy and ground truth, 1978-1995 -- New century, new threats, new GSDF, 1996-2015 -- Drawing weapons: reimagining the soldier, 1945-2015 -- Conclusion: a sword well made."This study provides a comprehensive institutional history of Japan's post-1945 army. It also analyzes representations of the military in popular culture, the place of soldiers in the formation of the country's postwar national identity, and the social and political impact of constitutional restrictions on the military."--Provided by publisher.New studies in modern Japan.Civil-military relationsJapanHistorySociology, MilitaryJapanJapanArmed ForcesOrganizationJapanMilitary policyCivil-military relationsHistory.Sociology, Military355.00952/09045Hunter-Chester David1492893MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792560203321Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-20153715621UNINA