@article{776095,
      recid = {776095},
      author = {Sadō, Akihiro, and Noda, Makito,},
      title = {The self-defense forces and postwar politics in Japan /},
      pages = {x, 374 pages :},
      note = {"Originally published in Japanese language as Sengo seiji  to Jieitai by Yoshikawa Kobunkan Co., Ltd, in 2006. A  completely new and original postscript was added by the  author in 2017 to be included in the English version." --  Title page verso},
      abstract = {"In 1947, Japan eternally renounced war and the possession  of armed forces with its constitution. How, then, did the  Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) survive, moreover, evolve  over the ensuing 70 years into the prominent presence it is  today? Sado Akihiro reviews the JSDF's history chiefly from  the viewpoint of restrictions imposed on it by civil  officials of the national bureaucracy, based on lessons  gleaned from the arbitrary conduct of the military in  pre-World War II days. He also explores the financial  constraints placed on the JSDF in the form of a percentage  of the GNP. This book traces the inside story of U.S.-Japan  relations and Japan's defense policy. It attempts to shine  a light on the true state of the JSDF in the midst of new  challenges that put it at a crossroads, including post-9/11  international terrorism, North Korean nuclear development,  and China's increased military presence in Asia"--Back  cover.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/776095},
}