Tomoyuki Sasaki is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA.

Stimulating ... A fascinating book which sheds light on an important yet understudied subject. The amount of previously unexamined primary sources in Japanese that the book employs is also very impressive. Finally, Sasaki's approach to militarization and to the civil-military interdependence is thought provoking.

• List of TablesAbbreviationsMapsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Militarization in Democracy1. A Promised Opportunity: The Self-Defense Forces in the Labor Market2. Becoming An Army for the People: The Self-Defense Forces in Hokkaido Communities3. Peace in Dispute: Anti-Military Litigation and the Constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces4. Overcoming Crises: The Emergence of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency 5. “The Threat from the North”: Fear-Mongering and the Making of Military Base HokkaidoConclusion: Where Is Militarization Headed? BibliographyIndex

Tomoyuki Sasaki is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA.

Stimulating ... A fascinating book which sheds light on an important yet understudied subject. The amount of previously unexamined primary sources in Japanese that the book employs is also very impressive. Finally, Sasaki's approach to militarization and to the civil-military interdependence is thought provoking.

• List of TablesAbbreviationsMapsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Militarization in Democracy1. A Promised Opportunity: The Self-Defense Forces in the Labor Market2. Becoming An Army for the People: The Self-Defense Forces in Hokkaido Communities3. Peace in Dispute: Anti-Military Litigation and the Constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces4. Overcoming Crises: The Emergence of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency 5. “The Threat from the North”: Fear-Mongering and the Making of Military Base HokkaidoConclusion: Where Is Militarization Headed? BibliographyIndex

Tomoyuki Sasaki is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA.

Stimulating ... A fascinating book which sheds light on an important yet understudied subject. The amount of previously unexamined primary sources in Japanese that the book employs is also very impressive. Finally, Sasaki's approach to militarization and to the civil-military interdependence is thought provoking.

• List of TablesAbbreviationsMapsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Militarization in Democracy1. A Promised Opportunity: The Self-Defense Forces in the Labor Market2. Becoming An Army for the People: The Self-Defense Forces in Hokkaido Communities3. Peace in Dispute: Anti-Military Litigation and the Constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces4. Overcoming Crises: The Emergence of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency 5. “The Threat from the North”: Fear-Mongering and the Making of Military Base HokkaidoConclusion: Where Is Militarization Headed? BibliographyIndex