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Demilitarization in the contemporary world / edited by Peter N. Stearns

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Urbana [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
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1 online resource
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Stearns, Peter N.
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English.
Contents
Introduction / Peter N. Stearns -- Historical and sociological perspectives. Demilitarization : unraveling the structures of violence / Andrew Bickford -- Germany. The demilitarization of Germany, 1945-2010 / Jay Lockenour ; Peace movements and the demilitarization of German political culture, 1970s-1980s / Holger Nehring -- Japan. Constrained rearmament in Japan, 1945-1954 : U.S. strategic preference for securing military bases and impact of Japanese financial community / Yoneyuki Sugita ; From demilitarization to remilitarization : external and internal pressures on Japanese security policy / Glenn D. Hook ; Japanese remilitarization and constitutional revision / Christopher Hughes ; Demilitarization and democratization in the post-World War II world / Stephanie Trombley Averill -- Central America. Militaries and modern states : the comparative evidence from Costa Rica and Honduras / Kirk Bowman ; Demilitarization after Central American civil wars / Philip J. Williams and J. Mark Ruhl -- Afterword : Demilitarization in contemporary world history / Peter N. Stearns.
Summary
Contemporary world history has highlighted militarization in many ways, from the global Cold War and numerous regional conflicts to the general assumption that nationhood implies a significant and growing military. Yet the twentieth century also offers notable examples of large-scale demilitarization, both imposed and voluntary. This work fills a gap in current historical understanding by examining demilitarization programs in Germany, Japan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
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9780252095153 (electronic bk.)
0252095154 (electronic bk.)
9780252037894
0252037898
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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