Creating Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, 1945–2015: A Sword Well Made (New Studies In Modern Japan) - 9781498537896

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.

• | Author: David Hunter-Chester
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 314 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498537898
• | ISBN-13: 9781498537896