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Political sociology of Japanese pacifism

While Japanese pacifism is usually seen as a national policy or an ideology rooted in the provision of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, it cannot be adequately understood without grasping Japanese social discourses on peace, war and justice. The perspective of political sociology provides a m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nishikawa, Yukiko (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxon, UK New York, NY Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business 2019
Series:Routledge contemporary Japan series 78
Subjects:
Pacifism > Social aspects > Japan
Pacifism > Government policy
National security > Japan
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Table of Contents:
  • aIntroduction
  • Pacifism and political sociology
  • Article 9 and the Constitution of Japan : the structural condition of Japan's polity
  • The US-Japan security alliance : the underside of the structural condition of Japan's polity
  • Roots and nature of Japanese pacifism
  • Political sociology of Japanese pacifism since World War II
  • Japan's contested pacifism
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I: Constitution of Japan
  • Appendix II: Security Treaty between Japan and the United States of America
  • Appendix III: Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America

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