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Book SynopsisNonviolent state behavior in Japan, this book argues, results from the distinctive breadth with which the Japanese define security policy, making it inseparable from the quest for social stability through economic growth. While much of the literature...
Trade ReviewIntriguing, intelligent claims.
-- J. Mark Ramseyer * Journal of Asian Studies *
We find in this work insightful and interesting accounts of Japan's police and military, including historical background, present problems, and future prospects.... Katzenstein provides well-balanced, up-to-date descriptions on this complex subject.
* Journal of Japanese Studies *
A theoretically sophisticated study.
-- Murray Scott Tanner * Comparative Politics *
An important study that deserves careful attention not only from Japan experts, but from all East Asian security analysts, as well as scholars interested in the forces that drive security-policymaking in general.
* Survival *
Katzenstein offers one of the most interesting approaches in many years to analysis and interpretation of national security policy and behavior.
* Choice *
