Overview
- First book to examine the development of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- Offers a reassessment of Japan’s military capacity at a time of tension
- Contextualizes the history of Japan’s postwar military even as the role of that military is questioned by both Japan and US leaders
- Explores the fascinating civilian uses of the Japanese military
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Overview of the GSDF
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The History of the GSDF
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Civilian Control and the Search for Acceptance
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Paul Midford is Professor of Political Science and Director of the NTNU Japan Program at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. Â He is the author of Rethinking Japanese Public Opinion and Security: From Pacifism to Realism?
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
Book Subtitle: Search for Legitimacy
Editors: Robert D. Eldridge, Paul Midford
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55194-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56531-0Published: 29 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-72010-1Published: 21 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55194-8Published: 21 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 416
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Military and Defence Studies, Asian Politics, Foreign Policy