LEADER 02397nam 2200481 450 001 9910826490403321 005 20180113194721.0 010 $a1-4985-3790-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001010400 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4776531 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001010400 100 $a20170125h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aCreating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015 $ea sword well made /$fDavid Hunter-Chester 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (315 pages) 225 1 $aNew Studies in Modern Japan 311 $a1-4985-3791-X 311 $a1-4985-3789-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $a"This study provides a comprehensive institutional history of Japan's post-1945 army. It also analyzes representations of the military in popular culture, the place of soldiers in the formation of the country's postwar national identity, and the social and political impact of constitutional restrictions on the military."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aNew studies in modern Japan. 606 $aCivil-military relations$zJapan$xHistory 606 $aSociology, Military$zJapan 607 $aJapan$xArmed Forces$xOrganization 607 $aJapan$xMilitary policy 615 0$aCivil-military relations$xHistory. 615 0$aSociology, Military 676 $a355.00952/09045 700 $aHunter-Chester$b David$01718724 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826490403321 996 $aCreating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945-2015$94115889 997 $aUNINA