Uneasy warriors [[electronic resource] ] : gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese army / / Sabine Frühstück

• Autore: Frühstück Sabine
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.0095209045
• Soggetto topico: Militarism - Japan - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Japan Armed Forces History 20th century; Japan Defenses History 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Following 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese army
• Titolo autorizzato: Uneasy warriors
• ISBN: 1-282-77207-4; 9786612772078; 0-520-93964-6; 1-4356-0194-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451732403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II