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Asia General

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GREENING EAST ASIA: The Rise of the Eco-developmental State | Edited by Ashley Esarey, Mary Alice Haddad, Joanna I. Lewis, and Stevan HarrellGREENING EAST ASIA: The Rise of the Eco-developmental State | Edited by Ashley Esarey, Mary Alice Haddad, Joanna I. Lewis, and Stevan Harrell
Wei Lit Yew

THE END OF PAX AMERICANA: The Loss of Empire and Hikikomori Nationalism | By Naoki SakaiTHE END OF PAX AMERICANA: The Loss of Empire and Hikikomori Nationalism | By Naoki Sakai
Prasenjit Duara

China & Inner Asia

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CHINA’S LEADERS: From Mao to Now | By David ShambaughCHINA’S LEADERS: From Mao to Now | By David Shambaugh
Olivia Cheung

THE GREAT DECOUPLING: China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy | By Nigel InksterTHE GREAT DECOUPLING: China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy | By Nigel Inkster
James Andrew Lewis

TRANSPACIFIC DEVELOPMENTS: The Politics of Multiple Chinas in Central America | By Monica DeHartTRANSPACIFIC DEVELOPMENTS: The Politics of Multiple Chinas in Central America | By Monica DeHart
Robert A. Portada III

THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19: China and Global Capitalism | By Li ZhangTHE ORIGINS OF COVID-19: China and Global Capitalism | By Li Zhang
Willy Sier

INVISIBLE CHINA: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise | By Scott Rozelle and Natalie HellINVISIBLE CHINA: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise | By Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell
Jesper Willaing Zeuthen

BEIJING FROM BELOW: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital’s Center | By Harriet EvansBEIJING FROM BELOW: Stories of Marginal Lives in the Capital’s Center | By Harriet Evans
Casey James Miller

RE-ENCHANTING MODERNITY: Ritual Economy and Society in Wenzhou, China | By Mayfair YangRE-ENCHANTING MODERNITY: Ritual Economy and Society in Wenzhou, China | By Mayfair Yang
Jiazhi Fengjiang

SUNFLOWERS AND UMBRELLAS: Social Movements, Expressive Practices, and Political Culture in Taiwan and Hong Kong | Edited by Thomas Gold and Sebastian VegSUNFLOWERS AND UMBRELLAS: Social Movements, Expressive Practices, and Political Culture in Taiwan and Hong Kong | Edited by Thomas Gold and Sebastian Veg
Leon N. Kunz

THE GREAT SMOG OF CHINA: A Short Event History of Air Pollution | By Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud // TOXIC POLITICS: China’s Environmental Health Crisis and its Challenge to the Chinese State | By Yanzhong HuangTHE GREAT SMOG OF CHINA: A Short Event History of Air Pollution | By Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud // TOXIC POLITICS: China’s Environmental Health Crisis and its Challenge to the Chinese State | By Yanzhong Huang
Yuan Xu

COMING HOME TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY: Xiamen and Returned Overseas Chinese, 1843–1938 | By Ong Soon KeongCOMING HOME TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY: Xiamen and Returned Overseas Chinese, 1843–1938 | By Ong Soon Keong
Steven B. Miles

Northeast Asia

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EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN JAPAN | By Kaori H. OkanoEDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN JAPAN | By Kaori H. Okano
Akihiro Ogawa

A MEDICATED EMPIRE: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Modern Japan | By Timothy M. YangA MEDICATED EMPIRE: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Modern Japan | By Timothy M. Yang
Ian Neary

CLIMATIC MEDIA: Transpacific Experiments in Atmospheric Control | By Yuriko FuruhataCLIMATIC MEDIA: Transpacific Experiments in Atmospheric Control | By Yuriko Furuhata
Daniel P. Aldrich

EARTHQUAKE CHILDREN: Building Resilience from the Ruins of Tokyo | By Janet BorlandEARTHQUAKE CHILDREN: Building Resilience from the Ruins of Tokyo | By Janet Borland
Alex Bates

THE CULTURE OF THE SOUND IMAGE IN PREWAR JAPAN | Edited by Michael Raine and Johan NordströmTHE CULTURE OF THE SOUND IMAGE IN PREWAR JAPAN | Edited by Michael Raine and Johan Nordström
Kyoko Omori

GLOBAL SPORTS FANDOM IN SOUTH KOREA: American Major League Baseball and Its Fans in the Online Community | By Younghan ChoGLOBAL SPORTS FANDOM IN SOUTH KOREA: American Major League Baseball and Its Fans in the Online Community | By Younghan Cho
Masaki Tosa

INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF COLONIAL RULE IN KOREA, 1910–1945 | Edited by Yong-Chool HaINTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF COLONIAL RULE IN KOREA, 1910–1945 | Edited by Yong-Chool Ha
Michael Kim

I AM MORE | Directed by Lee Il-haI AM MORE | Directed by Lee Il-ha
Yeong Ran Kim

South Asia & the Himalayas

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BRAND NEW NATION: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India | By Ravinder KaurBRAND NEW NATION: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Century India | By Ravinder Kaur
Arvind Kumar

INDIA VS UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win | By Syed AkbaruddinINDIA VS UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win | By Syed Akbaruddin
Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Southeast Asia

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CIVILIZATIONAL IMPERATIVES: Americans, Moros, and the Colonial World | By Oliver CharbonneauCIVILIZATIONAL IMPERATIVES: Americans, Moros, and the Colonial World | By Oliver Charbonneau
Vicente L. Rafael

RACIAL DIFFERENCE AND THE COLONIAL WARS OF 19TH CENTURY SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Farish A. Noor and Peter CareyRACIAL DIFFERENCE AND THE COLONIAL WARS OF 19TH CENTURY SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Farish A. Noor and Peter Carey
Kate Imy

THE SAIGON SISTERS: Privileged Women in the Resistance | By Patricia D. NorlandTHE SAIGON SISTERS: Privileged Women in the Resistance | By Patricia D. Norland
Nathaniel L. Moir

BABAYLAN SING BACK: Philippine Shamans and Voice, Gender, and Place | By Grace NonoBABAYLAN SING BACK: Philippine Shamans and Voice, Gender, and Place | By Grace Nono
Peter J. Bräunlein

YOUNG SOEHARTO: The Making of a Soldier, 1921–1945 | By David JenkinsYOUNG SOEHARTO: The Making of a Soldier, 1921–1945 | By David Jenkins
John Roosa

WHOSE ISLAM? The Western University and Modern Islamic Thought in Indonesia | By Megan Brankley AbbasWHOSE ISLAM? The Western University and Modern Islamic Thought in Indonesia | By Megan Brankley Abbas
Mark R. Woodward

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

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MARGARET MEAD. Anthropology’s Ancestors | By Paul ShankmanMARGARET MEAD. Anthropology’s Ancestors | By Paul Shankman
Penelope Schoeffel

GARDENS OF GOLD: Place-Making in Papua New Guinea | By Jamon Alex Halvaksz; Foreword by K. SivaramakrishnanGARDENS OF GOLD: Place-Making in Papua New Guinea | By Jamon Alex Halvaksz; Foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan
John Burton

EVERYTHING ANCIENT WAS ONCE NEW: Indigenous Persistence from Hawai‘i to Kahiki | By Emalani CaseEVERYTHING ANCIENT WAS ONCE NEW: Indigenous Persistence from Hawai‘i to Kahiki | By Emalani Case
James Leach

HAWAI‘I IS MY HAVEN: Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific | By Nitasha Tamar SharmaHAWAI‘I IS MY HAVEN: Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific | By Nitasha Tamar Sharma
Michelle Ladwig Williams

REPPIN’: Pacific Islander Youth and Native Justice | Edited by Keith L. CamachoREPPIN’: Pacific Islander Youth and Native Justice | Edited by Keith L. Camacho
Aidan Craney