Japan's aging peace : pacifism and militarism in the twenty-first century

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    • Le, Tom Phuong

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Japan's aging peace : pacifism and militarism in the twenty-first century

Tom Phuong Le

Columbia University Press, [2021]

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Pacifism and militarism in the twenty-first century

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "Since the end of World War II, Japan has not sought to remilitarize, and its postwar constitution commits to renouncing aggressive warfare. Yet many inside and outside Japan have asked whether the country should or will return to commanding armed forces amid an increasingly challenging regional and global context and as domestic politics have shifted in favor of demonstrations of national strength. Tom Phuong Le offers a novel explanation of Japan's reluctance to remilitarize that foregrounds the relationship between demographics and security. Japan's Aging Peace demonstrates how changing perceptions of security across generations has culminated in a culture of antimilitarism that constrains the government's efforts to pursue a more martial foreign policy. Le challenges a simple opposition between militarism and pacifism, arguing that Japanese security discourse should be understood in terms of "multiple militarisms," which can legitimate choices such as the mobilization of the Japan Self-Defense Fo

収録内容

  • Japan's aging peace
  • Multiple militarisms
  • Who will fight? The JSDF's demographic crisis
  • Technical-infrastructural constraints and the capacity crises
  • Antimilitarism and the politics of restraint
  • Peace culture and normative restraints
  • Crafting peace among militarisms
  • Aging gracefully
  • Appendix A: The guidelines for Japan-U.S. defense cooperation
  • Appendix B: Peace and war museums in Japan

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