Japanese Defence: The Search for Political Power

Javed S. Maswood

This book focuses on the defence policy of the Nakasone administration and attempts to provide an explanation for the policy measures which its administration implemented or initiated. It suggests that the widening disparity between economic interests and political power forced Japan to review the traditional bases for defence policy making and prompted the search for a balance that would allow the country a more active role in the international sphere. The book is organized around the central theme that Nakasone's defence policy can be understood as an attempt to rehabilitate Japan as a 'normal' state and end the state of affairs that had relegated it to a unique, and low, position.

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The Search for Political Power

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Tables
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

1 - A Framework for the Analysis of Japan's Defence Policy
pp 1-24

II - The Post-War Japanese Defence Establishment
pp 25-44

III - Nakasone and Japanese Defence
pp 45-77

IV - Regional Implications of Japan's Defence Buildup
pp 78-94

V - Conclusion
pp 95-100

Glossary
pp 101-102

Bibliography
pp 103-111

Index
pp 112-113

The Author
pp 114-114

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