Ulv Hanssen

Temporal Identities and Security Policy in Postwar Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a discourse analysis of Japanese parliamentary debates, this book explores how different understandings of Japan's history have led to sharply divergent security policies in the postwar period, whilst providing an explanation for the much-debated security policy changes under Abe Shinz¿.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781032092157
• ISBN-10: 1032092157
• Artikelnr.: 62149504

Autorenporträt

Ulv Hanssen is a lecturer at Soka University, Japan, and an associate research fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. His research interests include identity in postwar Japan and Japan's international relations.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and theory 2. Two competing security discourses
1945-1960 3. Hypothetical enemies
1960-1970 4. The historic experiment: Refusing to become a great military power
1970-1980 5. The emergence of the normal nation discourse
1980-1990 6. Discursive rise and fall
1990-2000 7. Japan as a responsible member of the international community
2000-2010 8. Breaking out of the postwar regime
2010-2019 9. Conclusion