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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity | Edited by Florian SchneiderGLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity | Edited by Florian Schneider
Xue Gong | May 9, 2023
Xue Gong | May 9, 2023
DANCING ON BONES: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea | By Katie StallardDANCING ON BONES: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea | By Katie Stallard
Tracey Fallon | May 9, 2023
Tracey Fallon | May 9, 2023
PUBLIC HEALTH IN ASIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Global Health Governance, Migrant Labour, and International Health Crises | Edited by Anoma P. van der Veere, Florian Schneider, and Catherine Yuk-ping LoPUBLIC HEALTH IN ASIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Global Health Governance, Migrant Labour, and International Health Crises | Edited by Anoma P. van der Veere, Florian Schneider, and Catherine Yuk-ping Lo
Diego Fossati | March 28, 2023
Diego Fossati | March 28, 2023
CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES OF CITIZENSHIP IN ASIA AND THE WEST: Care of the Self | Edited by Gregory BrackenCONTEMPORARY PRACTICES OF CITIZENSHIP IN ASIA AND THE WEST: Care of the Self | Edited by Gregory Bracken
Woojong Moon | March 28, 2023
Woojong Moon | March 28, 2023
GLOBAL EASTS: Remembering, Imagining, Mobilizing | By Jie-Hyun LimGLOBAL EASTS: Remembering, Imagining, Mobilizing | By Jie-Hyun Lim
Beng Huat Chua | March 28, 2023
Beng Huat Chua | March 28, 2023
SETTLER GARRISON: Debt Imperialism, Militarism, and Transpacific Imaginaries | By Jodi KimSETTLER GARRISON: Debt Imperialism, Militarism, and Transpacific Imaginaries | By Jodi Kim
Jim Glassman | March 28, 2023
Jim Glassman | March 28, 2023
China & Inner Asia
INTERNATIONALIST AESTHETICS: China and Early Soviet Culture | By Edward TyermanINTERNATIONALIST AESTHETICS: China and Early Soviet Culture | By Edward Tyerman
Anna Belogurova | March 28, 2023
Anna Belogurova | March 28, 2023
LOCAL POLITICS AND SOCIAL POLICY IN CHINA: Let Some Get Healthy First | By Kerry E. RatiganLOCAL POLITICS AND SOCIAL POLICY IN CHINA: Let Some Get Healthy First | By Kerry E. Ratigan
Jiwei Qian | March 28, 2023
Jiwei Qian | March 28, 2023
DWELLING IN THE WORLD: Family, House, and Home in Tianjin, China, 1860–1960 | By Elizabeth LaCoutureDWELLING IN THE WORLD: Family, House, and Home in Tianjin, China, 1860–1960 | By Elizabeth LaCouture
Zhang Yun | March 28, 2023
Zhang Yun | March 28, 2023
USEFUL BULLSHIT: Constitutions in Chinese Politics and Society | By Neil J. DiamantUSEFUL BULLSHIT: Constitutions in Chinese Politics and Society | By Neil J. Diamant
Joshua Hill | March 28, 2023
Joshua Hill | March 28, 2023
THE RISE OF CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL POLICY 1978 TO 2020 | By Barry NaughtonTHE RISE OF CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL POLICY 1978 TO 2020 | By Barry Naughton
Carsten Holz | March 28, 2023
Carsten Holz | March 28, 2023
CHINA AFTER MAO: The Rise of a Superpower | By Frank DikötterCHINA AFTER MAO: The Rise of a Superpower | By Frank Dikötter
Norbert Francis | March 28, 2023
Norbert Francis | March 28, 2023
Northeast Asia
CITIZENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE STATELESS: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific | By Michael R. JinCITIZENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE STATELESS: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific | By Michael R. Jin
Petrice R. Flowers | May 9, 2023
Petrice R. Flowers | May 9, 2023
THE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-SupTHE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-Sup
Sun-Ki Chai | May 9, 2023
Sun-Ki Chai | May 9, 2023
CINE-MOBILITY: Twentieth-Century Transformations in Korea’s Film and Transportation | By Han Sang KimCINE-MOBILITY: Twentieth-Century Transformations in Korea’s Film and Transportation | By Han Sang Kim
Chan Yong Bu | May 9, 2023
Chan Yong Bu | May 9, 2023
ELEVEN WINTERS OF DISCONTENT: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan | By Sherzod MuminovELEVEN WINTERS OF DISCONTENT: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan | By Sherzod Muminov
Tatiana Linkhoeva | May 9, 2023
Tatiana Linkhoeva | May 9, 2023
INGLORIOUS, ILLEGAL BASTARDS: Japan’s Self-Defense Force during the Cold War | By Aaron Herald SkabelundINGLORIOUS, ILLEGAL BASTARDS: Japan’s Self-Defense Force during the Cold War | By Aaron Herald Skabelund
Saya Kiba | May 9, 2023
Saya Kiba | May 9, 2023
JAPANESE DIASPORA AND MIGRATION RECONSIDERED | By Yvonne SiemannJAPANESE DIASPORA AND MIGRATION RECONSIDERED | By Yvonne Siemann
Chigusa Yamaura | March 28, 2023
Chigusa Yamaura | March 28, 2023
NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS IN DIASPORA: Identities, Mobilities, and Resettlements | Edited by Haeran ShinNORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS IN DIASPORA: Identities, Mobilities, and Resettlements | Edited by Haeran Shin
Hojeong Lee | March 28, 2023
Hojeong Lee | March 28, 2023
MOVIE MINORITIES: Transnational Rights Advocacy and South Korean Cinema | By Hye Seung Chung, David Scott DiffrientMOVIE MINORITIES: Transnational Rights Advocacy and South Korean Cinema | By Hye Seung Chung, David Scott Diffrient
Chi-Yun Shin | March 28, 2023
Chi-Yun Shin | March 28, 2023
HERE COMES THE FLOOD: Perspectives of Gender, Sexuality, and Stereotype in the Korean Wave | Edited by Marcy L. Tanter and Moisés ParkHERE COMES THE FLOOD: Perspectives of Gender, Sexuality, and Stereotype in the Korean Wave | Edited by Marcy L. Tanter and Moisés Park
Jungmin Kwon | March 28, 2023
Jungmin Kwon | March 28, 2023
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES: Immigration, Race, and the “American Dream” | By Shelley Sang-Hee LeeKOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES: Immigration, Race, and the “American Dream” | By Shelley Sang-Hee Lee
Kyeyoung Park | March 28, 2023
Kyeyoung Park | March 28, 2023
POPULAR CULTURE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF JAPAN-KOREA RELATIONS | Edited by Rumi Sakamoto and Stephen EpsteinPOPULAR CULTURE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF JAPAN-KOREA RELATIONS | Edited by Rumi Sakamoto and Stephen Epstein
Meredith Shaw | March 28, 2023
Meredith Shaw | March 28, 2023
THE COURTEOUS POWER: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era | Edited by John D. Ciorciari and Kiyoteru TsutsuiTHE COURTEOUS POWER: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era | Edited by John D. Ciorciari and Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Peng Er Lam | March 28, 2023
Peng Er Lam | March 28, 2023
GENTLEMAN SAMURAI AND INTERNATIONALIST: The Life and Trials of Ambassador Satō Naotake, 1882–1971 | By Greg GublerGENTLEMAN SAMURAI AND INTERNATIONALIST: The Life and Trials of Ambassador Satō Naotake, 1882–1971 | By Greg Gubler
Sherzod Muminov | March 28, 2023
Sherzod Muminov | March 28, 2023
REVITALIZATION AND INTERNAL COLONIALISM IN RURAL JAPAN | By Timo ThelenREVITALIZATION AND INTERNAL COLONIALISM IN RURAL JAPAN | By Timo Thelen
Patricia L. Maclachlan | March 28, 2023
Patricia L. Maclachlan | March 28, 2023
South Asia & the Himalayas
AT RISK: Indian Sexual Politics and the Global AIDS Crisis | By Gowri VijayakumarAT RISK: Indian Sexual Politics and the Global AIDS Crisis | By Gowri Vijayakumar
Bishnupriya Ghosh | May 9, 2023
Bishnupriya Ghosh | May 9, 2023
ETHICAL ENCOUNTERS: Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh | By Elora Halim ChowdhuryETHICAL ENCOUNTERS: Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh | By Elora Halim Chowdhury
Gemini Wahhaj | May 9, 2023
Gemini Wahhaj | May 9, 2023
JUNGLE PASSPORTS: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border | By Malini SurJUNGLE PASSPORTS: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border | By Malini Sur
Saleh Shahriar | May 9, 2023
Saleh Shahriar | May 9, 2023
THE CURIOUS TRAJECTORY OF CASTE IN WEST BENGAL POLITICS: Chronicling Continuity and Change | By Ayan GuhaTHE CURIOUS TRAJECTORY OF CASTE IN WEST BENGAL POLITICS: Chronicling Continuity and Change | By Ayan Guha
Pratick Mallick | May 9, 2023
Pratick Mallick | May 9, 2023
EMPIRE NEWS: The Anglo-Indian Press Writes India | By Priti JoshiEMPIRE NEWS: The Anglo-Indian Press Writes India | By Priti Joshi
Robin Jeffrey | March 28, 2023
Robin Jeffrey | March 28, 2023
NINGWASUM | Directed by Subash Thebe LimbuNINGWASUM | Directed by Subash Thebe Limbu
Amrit Tamang | March 28, 2023
Amrit Tamang | March 28, 2023
OUT OF LINE AND OFFLINE: Queer Mobilizations in ’90s Eastern India | By Pawan DhallOUT OF LINE AND OFFLINE: Queer Mobilizations in ’90s Eastern India | By Pawan Dhall
Rittika Dasgupta | March 28, 2023
Rittika Dasgupta | March 28, 2023
BOMBAY HUSTLE: Making Movies in a Colonial City | By Debashree MukherjeeBOMBAY HUSTLE: Making Movies in a Colonial City | By Debashree Mukherjee
Anup Kumar | March 28, 2023
Anup Kumar | March 28, 2023
REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN INDIA | By Mytheli SreenivasREPRODUCTIVE POLITICS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN INDIA | By Mytheli Sreenivas
Rishita Nandagiri | March 28, 2023
Rishita Nandagiri | March 28, 2023
BOMBAY BROKERS | Edited by Lisa BjörkmanBOMBAY BROKERS | Edited by Lisa Björkman
Amogh Dhar Sharma | March 28, 2023
Amogh Dhar Sharma | March 28, 2023
ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE IN INDIA | By Chad M. BaumanANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE IN INDIA | By Chad M. Bauman
M. Christhu Doss | March 28, 2023
M. Christhu Doss | March 28, 2023
NARROW FAIRWAYS: Getting By & Falling Behind in the New India | By Patrick InglisNARROW FAIRWAYS: Getting By & Falling Behind in the New India | By Patrick Inglis
Ganeshdatta Poddar | March 28, 2023
Ganeshdatta Poddar | March 28, 2023
CAPTURING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: The Case of the Right to Information Act in India | By Himanshu Jha, series edited by Rahul Mukherji, Subrata K. Mitra, and Raghbendra JhaCAPTURING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: The Case of the Right to Information Act in India | By Himanshu Jha, series edited by Rahul Mukherji, Subrata K. Mitra, and Raghbendra Jha
Rob Jenkins | March 28, 2023
Rob Jenkins | March 28, 2023
MUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini BediMUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini Bedi
Abdul Shaban | January 30, 2023
Abdul Shaban | January 30, 2023
Southeast Asia
PATHWAYS FOR IRREGULAR FORCES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Mitigating Violence with Non-State Armed Groups | Edited by Atsushi Yasutomi, Rosalie Arcala Hall, Saya KibaPATHWAYS FOR IRREGULAR FORCES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Mitigating Violence with Non-State Armed Groups | Edited by Atsushi Yasutomi, Rosalie Arcala Hall, Saya Kiba
Jemma Purdey | May 9, 2023
Jemma Purdey | May 9, 2023
NUMBER ONE REALIST: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare | By Nathaniel L. MoirNUMBER ONE REALIST: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare | By Nathaniel L. Moir
Eddie Lim | May 9, 2023
Eddie Lim | May 9, 2023
MONETARY AUTHORITIES: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines | By Allan E. S. LumbaMONETARY AUTHORITIES: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines | By Allan E. S. Lumba
Katherine G. Lacson | May 9, 2023
Katherine G. Lacson | May 9, 2023
PRACTICING PEACE: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America | By Aarie GlasPRACTICING PEACE: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America | By Aarie Glas
Florian Weigand | May 9, 2023
Florian Weigand | May 9, 2023
NARRATING DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR: The Struggle between Activists, Democratic Leaders and Aid Workers | By Tamas WellsNARRATING DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR: The Struggle between Activists, Democratic Leaders and Aid Workers | By Tamas Wells
Renaud Egreteau | May 9, 2023
Renaud Egreteau | May 9, 2023
WAR AND RESISTANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1942–1944 | By James Kelly MorningstarWAR AND RESISTANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1942–1944 | By James Kelly Morningstar
Ricardo T. Jose | March 28, 2023
Ricardo T. Jose | March 28, 2023
MYANMAR’S BUDDHIST-MUSLIM CRISIS: Rohingya, Arakanese, and Burmese Narratives of Siege and Fear | By John Clifford HoltMYANMAR’S BUDDHIST-MUSLIM CRISIS: Rohingya, Arakanese, and Burmese Narratives of Siege and Fear | By John Clifford Holt
Nicholas Farrelly | March 28, 2023
Nicholas Farrelly | March 28, 2023
INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND LOCAL POLITICS IN MYANMAR | By Yukiko NishikawaINTERNATIONAL NORMS AND LOCAL POLITICS IN MYANMAR | By Yukiko Nishikawa
Roger Lee Huang | March 28, 2023
Roger Lee Huang | March 28, 2023
AMNESIA: A History of Democratic Idealism in Modern Thailand | By Arjun SubrahmanyanAMNESIA: A History of Democratic Idealism in Modern Thailand | By Arjun Subrahmanyan
Puangthong R. Pawakapan | March 28, 2023
Puangthong R. Pawakapan | March 28, 2023
RIOTING FOR REPRESENTATION: Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries | By Risa J. TohaRIOTING FOR REPRESENTATION: Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries | By Risa J. Toha
Ashutosh Varshney | March 28, 2023
Ashutosh Varshney | March 28, 2023
SAFE MIGRATION AND THE POLITICS OF BROKERED SAFETY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | By Sverre MollandSAFE MIGRATION AND THE POLITICS OF BROKERED SAFETY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | By Sverre Molland
Carli Melo | March 28, 2023
Carli Melo | March 28, 2023
POSTCOLONIAL HANGUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CINEMA: Poetics of Space, Sound, and Stability | By Gerald SimPOSTCOLONIAL HANGUPS IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CINEMA: Poetics of Space, Sound, and Stability | By Gerald Sim
Mary Jane Ainslie | March 28, 2023
Mary Jane Ainslie | March 28, 2023
THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A Legal Fiction? | By Sébastien MorettiTHE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A Legal Fiction? | By Sébastien Moretti
Natasha Yacoub | March 28, 2023
Natasha Yacoub | March 28, 2023
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Government, Economy and Society | Edited by Stephen Howes and Lekshmi N. PillaiPAPUA NEW GUINEA: Government, Economy and Society | Edited by Stephen Howes and Lekshmi N. Pillai
Penelope Schoeffel | May 9, 2023
Penelope Schoeffel | May 9, 2023
WIVES AND WANDERERS IN A NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS SOCIETY: Women’s Lives in the Wahgi Valley | By Marie Olive ReayWIVES AND WANDERERS IN A NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS SOCIETY: Women’s Lives in the Wahgi Valley | By Marie Olive Reay
Michael O’Hanlon | May 9, 2023
Michael O’Hanlon | May 9, 2023
LIKE FIRE: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia | By Theodore Schwartz and Michael French SmithLIKE FIRE: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia | By Theodore Schwartz and Michael French Smith
Jaap Timmer | May 9, 2023
Jaap Timmer | May 9, 2023
TIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John RichensTIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John Richens
Hermann Mückler | May 9, 2023
Hermann Mückler | May 9, 2023
FIRE ON THE ISLAND: Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu | By Tom BratrudFIRE ON THE ISLAND: Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu | By Tom Bratrud
John Barker | May 8, 2023
John Barker | May 8, 2023
SHE SPEAKS HER ANGER: MYTHS AND CONVERSATIONS OF GIMI WOMEN: A Psychological Ethnography in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea | By Gillian GillisonSHE SPEAKS HER ANGER: MYTHS AND CONVERSATIONS OF GIMI WOMEN: A Psychological Ethnography in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea | By Gillian Gillison
Frederick H. Damon | March 28, 2023
Frederick H. Damon | March 28, 2023
SUVA STORIES: A History of the Capital of Fiji | Edited by Nicholas HalterSUVA STORIES: A History of the Capital of Fiji | Edited by Nicholas Halter
Sina Emde | March 28, 2023
Sina Emde | March 28, 2023
RADIATION SOUNDS: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences | By Jessica A. SchwartzRADIATION SOUNDS: Marshallese Music and Nuclear Silences | By Jessica A. Schwartz
Ola Gunhildrud Berta | March 28, 2023
Ola Gunhildrud Berta | March 28, 2023
TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF WEALTH: Imagination, Substance, Value | Edited by Theodoros Rakopoulos and Knut RioTOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF WEALTH: Imagination, Substance, Value | Edited by Theodoros Rakopoulos and Knut Rio
Susanne Kuehling | March 28, 2023
Susanne Kuehling | March 28, 2023