Cultural Norms and National Security: Six Character Studies from the Genealogy

by Peter J. Katzenstein

Book Overview

Nonviolent 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 on contemporary Japan has resisted emphasis on cultural uniqueness, Peter J. Katzenstein seeks to explain particular aspects of Japan's security policy in terms of legal and social norms that are collective,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801483328
• ISBN13: 9780801483325
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher