Demilitarization in the Contemporary World
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2013
264 pages
978-0-252-09515-3 (ISBN)
Description
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. Demilitarization in the Contemporary World fills a key gap in current historical understanding by examining demilitarization programs in Germany, Japan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. Contributors investigate factors such as military defeat, border security risks, economic pressures, and the development of strong peace cultures among citizenry. Exemplifying the political difficulties of demilitarization in both its failures and successes, Demilitarization in the Contemporary World provides a possible roadmap for future policies and practices.
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Peter N. Stearns
Demilitarization in the Contemporary World
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11/2013
University of Illinois Press
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Introduction
- Section I Historical and Sociological Perspectives
- 1 Demilitarization: Unraveling the Structures of Violence
- Section II Germany
- 2 The Demilitarization of Germany, 1945-2010
- 3 Peace Movements and the Demilitarization of German Political Culture, 1970s-1980s
- Section III Japan
- 4 Constrained Rearmament in Japan, 1945-1954
- 5 From Demilitarization to Remilitarization
- 6 Japan's Remilitarization and Constitutional Revision
- 7 Demilitarization and Democratization in the Post-World War II World
- Section IV Central America
- 8 Militaries and Modern States
- 9 Demilitarization after Central American Civil Wars
- Afterword
- Contributors
- Index
