Rethinking Japanese Security: Internal and External Dimensions

by Peter J. Katzenstein

Book Overview

Since the unexpected end of the Cold War, standard arguments about power politics can no longer be adopted uncritically. This has led to a renewed interest in Japan's unusually peaceful security policy.

Japan's championing of "comprehensive security" is central to this collection. Peter J. Katzenstein's essays explore this concept which not only encompasses traditional military concerns but also domestic aspects of security. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415773946
• ISBN13: 9780415773942
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"