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1 online resource |
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Disarmament -- History -- 20th century
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Militarism -- History -- 20th century
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Armed Forces -- Demobilization -- Case studies
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Security, International -- Case studies
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World politics -- 20th century -- Case studies
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Military discharge -- Case studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Armed Forces -- Demobilization
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Disarmament
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Militarism
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Security, International
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World politics
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Entmilitarisierung
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Deutschland
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Japan
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Zentralamerika
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stearns, Peter N., editor
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| ISBN |
9780252095153 |
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0252095154 |
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