Rethinking Japanese public opinion and security :: from pacifism to realism? /

In this book, Paul Midford engages claims that since 9/11 Japanese public opinion has turned sharply away from pacifism and toward supporting normalization of Japan's military power, in which Japanese troops would fight alongside their American counterparts in various conflicts worldwide. Midfo...

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1. Verfasser: Midford, Paul
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in Asian security.
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Zusammenfassung:In this book, Paul Midford engages claims that since 9/11 Japanese public opinion has turned sharply away from pacifism and toward supporting normalization of Japan's military power, in which Japanese troops would fight alongside their American counterparts in various conflicts worldwide. Midford argues that Japanese public opinion has never embraced pacifism. It has, instead, contained significant elements of realism, in that it has acknowledged the utility of military power for defending national territory and independence, but has seen offensive military power as ineffective fo.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777711
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