{"product_id":"japans-postwar-military-and-civil-society-contesting-a-better-life-9781472525550","title":"Japan's Postwar Military and Civil Society: Contesting a Better Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tomoyuki Sasaki\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapan's so-called 'peace constitution' renounces war as a sovereign right of the nation, and bans the nation from possessing any war potential. Yet Japan also maintains a large, world-class military organization, namely the Self-Defence Forces (SDF). In this book, Tomoyuki Sasaki explores how the SDF enlisted popular support from civil society and how civil society responded to the growth of the SDF. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan's Postwar Military and Civil Society\u003c\/i\u003e details the interactions between the SDF and civil society over four decades, from the launch of rearmament in 1950. These interactions include recruitment, civil engineering, disaster relief, anti-SDF litigation, state financial support for communities with bases, and a fear-mongering campaign against the Soviet Union. By examining these wide-range issues, the book demonstrates how the militarization of society advanced as the SDF consolidated its ideological and socio-economic ties with civil society and its role as a defender of popular welfare. While postwar Japan is often depicted as a peaceful society, this book challenges such a view, and illuminates the prominent presence of the military in people's everyday lives.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45084604661911,"sku":"9781472525550","price":17743.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781472525550.webp?v=1767142746","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/japans-postwar-military-and-civil-society-contesting-a-better-life-9781472525550","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}