Uneasy Warriors: Gender, Memory, and Popular Culture in the Japanese Army

by Sabine Frühstück

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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 1950s, 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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520247957

ISBN13:9780520247956

Release Date:August 2007

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:275 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Asia Cultural Customs & Traditions History Japan Military Military Science Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women in History

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