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Asia General
CULTURES OF MEMORY IN ASIA: Dynamics and Forms of Memorialization | Edited by Chieh-Hsiang WuCULTURES OF MEMORY IN ASIA: Dynamics and Forms of Memorialization | Edited by Chieh-Hsiang Wu
Shu-Mei Huang | November 23, 2023
Shu-Mei Huang | November 23, 2023
NEW THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ASIA | Edited by Dimitar D. GueorguievNEW THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ASIA | Edited by Dimitar D. Gueorguiev
Shaun O’Dwyer | September 25, 2023
Shaun O’Dwyer | September 25, 2023
WHO IS THE ASIANIST? The Politics of Representation in Asian Studies | Edited by Will Bridges, Nitasha Tamar Sharma, and Marvin D. SterlingWHO IS THE ASIANIST? The Politics of Representation in Asian Studies | Edited by Will Bridges, Nitasha Tamar Sharma, and Marvin D. Sterling
Marina Svensson | August 3, 2023
Marina Svensson | August 3, 2023
China & Inner Asia
EXAMINING US-CHINA-RUSSIA FOREIGN RELATIONS: Power Relations in a Post-Obama Era | By Gregory O. HallEXAMINING US-CHINA-RUSSIA FOREIGN RELATIONS: Power Relations in a Post-Obama Era | By Gregory O. Hall
Zhiqun Zhu | November 23, 2023
Zhiqun Zhu | November 23, 2023
I HAVE NO ENEMIES: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo | By Perry Link and Wu DazhiI HAVE NO ENEMIES: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo | By Perry Link and Wu Dazhi
Norbert Francis | November 23, 2023
Norbert Francis | November 23, 2023
SEEKING TRUTH & HIDING FACTS: Information, Ideology, & Authoritarianism in China | By Jeremy L. WallaceSEEKING TRUTH & HIDING FACTS: Information, Ideology, & Authoritarianism in China | By Jeremy L. Wallace
Kerry Ratigan | October 11, 2023
Kerry Ratigan | October 11, 2023
TIGER, TYRANT, BANDIT, BUSINESSMAN: Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China | By Brian DeMareTIGER, TYRANT, BANDIT, BUSINESSMAN: Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China | By Brian DeMare
Qiliang He | October 11, 2023
Qiliang He | October 11, 2023
POVERTY AND PACIFICATION: The Chinese State Abandons the Old Working Class | By Dorothy J. SolingerPOVERTY AND PACIFICATION: The Chinese State Abandons the Old Working Class | By Dorothy J. Solinger
Bjorn A. Gustafsson | October 11, 2023
Bjorn A. Gustafsson | October 11, 2023
MARRIAGE UNBOUND: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China | By Ke LiMARRIAGE UNBOUND: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China | By Ke Li
Arianne M. Gaetano | October 11, 2023
Arianne M. Gaetano | October 11, 2023
CHINA’S NEXT ACT: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future | By Scott M. MooreCHINA’S NEXT ACT: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future | By Scott M. Moore
Carla Freeman | October 11, 2023
Carla Freeman | October 11, 2023
ICONOGRAPHIES OF OCCUPATION: Visual Cultures in Wang Jingwei’s China, 1939–1945 | By Jeremy E. TaylorICONOGRAPHIES OF OCCUPATION: Visual Cultures in Wang Jingwei’s China, 1939–1945 | By Jeremy E. Taylor
Travis Chambers | October 11, 2023
Travis Chambers | October 11, 2023
CHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. HuangCHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. Huang
Peter Worthing | September 25, 2023
Peter Worthing | September 25, 2023
DISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa MacauleyDISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa Macauley
Ryan Holroyd | September 25, 2023
Ryan Holroyd | September 25, 2023
TOURING CHINA: A History of Travel Culture, 1912–1949 | By Yajun MoTOURING CHINA: A History of Travel Culture, 1912–1949 | By Yajun Mo
Gregory Fayard | August 3, 2023
Gregory Fayard | August 3, 2023
Northeast Asia
SHRIMP TO WHALE: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop | By Ramon Pacheco PardoSHRIMP TO WHALE: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop | By Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Michael J. Seth | November 23, 2023
Michael J. Seth | November 23, 2023
NEGOTIATION DYNAMICS TO DENUCLEARIZE NORTH KOREA: Cohesion and Disarray | Edited by Su-Mi Lee and Terence RoehrigNEGOTIATION DYNAMICS TO DENUCLEARIZE NORTH KOREA: Cohesion and Disarray | Edited by Su-Mi Lee and Terence Roehrig
Edward Kwon | November 23, 2023
Edward Kwon | November 23, 2023
SURVIVING IMPERIAL INTRIGUES: Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality Amid Empires, 1882–1907 | By Sangpil JinSURVIVING IMPERIAL INTRIGUES: Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality Amid Empires, 1882–1907 | By Sangpil Jin
Chun Jihoon | November 23, 2023
Chun Jihoon | November 23, 2023
CONSTRUCTING STUDENT MOBILITY: How Universities Recruit Students and Shape Pathways between Berkeley and Seoul | By Stephanie K. KimCONSTRUCTING STUDENT MOBILITY: How Universities Recruit Students and Shape Pathways between Berkeley and Seoul | By Stephanie K. Kim
Younghan Cho | November 23, 2023
Younghan Cho | November 23, 2023
UNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly BuxtonUNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly Buxton
Takeyuki Tsuda | September 25, 2023
Takeyuki Tsuda | September 25, 2023
BASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun KimBASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun Kim
Steve Rabson | September 25, 2023
Steve Rabson | September 25, 2023
CROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay LiemCROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay Liem
Eun Ah Cho | September 25, 2023
Eun Ah Cho | September 25, 2023
MEDIATING THE SOUTH KOREAN OTHER: Representations and Discourses of Differences in the Post/Neocolonial Nation-State | Edited by David C. OhMEDIATING THE SOUTH KOREAN OTHER: Representations and Discourses of Differences in the Post/Neocolonial Nation-State | Edited by David C. Oh
Chuyun Oh | August 3, 2023
Chuyun Oh | August 3, 2023
WATER FROM DRAGON’S WELL: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship | By David Kim-CraggWATER FROM DRAGON’S WELL: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship | By David Kim-Cragg
Timothy S. Lee | August 3, 2023
Timothy S. Lee | August 3, 2023
South Asia & the Himalayas
EMPIRE BUILDING: The Construction of British India, 1690–1860 | By Rosie Llewellyn-JonesEMPIRE BUILDING: The Construction of British India, 1690–1860 | By Rosie Llewellyn-Jones
Pushkar Sohoni | November 23, 2023
Pushkar Sohoni | November 23, 2023
FIFTY YEARS OF BANGLADESH, 1971–2021: Crises of Culture, Development, Governance, and Identity | By Taj HashmiFIFTY YEARS OF BANGLADESH, 1971–2021: Crises of Culture, Development, Governance, and Identity | By Taj Hashmi
Saleh Shahriar | November 23, 2023
Saleh Shahriar | November 23, 2023
PLOUGHSHARES AND SWORDS: India’s Nuclear Program in the Global Cold War | By Jayita SarkarPLOUGHSHARES AND SWORDS: India’s Nuclear Program in the Global Cold War | By Jayita Sarkar
Waheguru Pal Sidhu | October 11, 2023
Waheguru Pal Sidhu | October 11, 2023
OUTCASTE BOMBAY: City Making and the Politics of the Poor | By Juned ShaikhOUTCASTE BOMBAY: City Making and the Politics of the Poor | By Juned Shaikh
Indrajit Roy | October 11, 2023
Indrajit Roy | October 11, 2023
PIOUS PERIPHERIES: Runaway Women in Post-Taliban Afghanistan | By Sonia Ahsan-TirmiziPIOUS PERIPHERIES: Runaway Women in Post-Taliban Afghanistan | By Sonia Ahsan-Tirmizi
Orzala Nemat | October 11, 2023
Orzala Nemat | October 11, 2023
CAPABLE WOMEN, INCAPABLE STATES: Negotiating Violence and Rights in India | By Poulami RoychowdhuryCAPABLE WOMEN, INCAPABLE STATES: Negotiating Violence and Rights in India | By Poulami Roychowdhury
Rajib Nandi | October 11, 2023
Rajib Nandi | October 11, 2023
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE: Narratives of Marriage in Sri Lanka | By Asha L. AbeyasekeraMAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE: Narratives of Marriage in Sri Lanka | By Asha L. Abeyasekera
Victor de Munck | October 11, 2023
Victor de Munck | October 11, 2023
Southeast Asia
DIASPORIC COLD WARRIORS: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930–1970s | By Chien-Wen KungDIASPORIC COLD WARRIORS: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930–1970s | By Chien-Wen Kung
Justin Wu | September 25, 2023
Justin Wu | September 25, 2023
EXPERIMENTS WITH MARXISM-LENINISM IN COLD WAR SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Matthew Galway and Marc H. OpperEXPERIMENTS WITH MARXISM-LENINISM IN COLD WAR SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Matthew Galway and Marc H. Opper
Zheng Wang | September 25, 2023
Zheng Wang | September 25, 2023
THE CANDIDATE’S DILEMMA: Anticorruptionism and Money Politics in Indonesian Election Campaigns | By Elisabeth KramerTHE CANDIDATE’S DILEMMA: Anticorruptionism and Money Politics in Indonesian Election Campaigns | By Elisabeth Kramer
Dirk Tomsa | August 3, 2023
Dirk Tomsa | August 3, 2023
A GENEALOGY OF BAMBOO DIPLOMACY: The Politics of Thai Détente with Russia and China | By Jittipat PoonkhamA GENEALOGY OF BAMBOO DIPLOMACY: The Politics of Thai Détente with Russia and China | By Jittipat Poonkham
Ryan Ashley | August 3, 2023
Ryan Ashley | August 3, 2023
DEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana RappoportDEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana Rappoport
Kathleen M. Adams | August 3, 2023
Kathleen M. Adams | August 3, 2023
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
SPIES AND SPARROWS: ASIO and the Cold War | By Phillip DeerySPIES AND SPARROWS: ASIO and the Cold War | By Phillip Deery
Brian Walsh | November 23, 2023
Brian Walsh | November 23, 2023
STATE AND SOCIETY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2001–2021 | By R. J. MaySTATE AND SOCIETY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2001–2021 | By R. J. May
Michael Main | November 23, 2023
Michael Main | November 23, 2023
OPHIR: Decolonise. Revolutionise | A film by Alexandre Berman and Olivier PolletOPHIR: Decolonise. Revolutionise | A film by Alexandre Berman and Olivier Pollet
Anna-Karina Hermkens | November 23, 2023
Anna-Karina Hermkens | November 23, 2023
UNSUNG LAND, ASPIRING NATION: Journeys in Bougainville | By Gordon PeakeUNSUNG LAND, ASPIRING NATION: Journeys in Bougainville | By Gordon Peake
Sinclair Dinnen | October 11, 2023
Sinclair Dinnen | October 11, 2023
SINGING SAMO SONGS: From Shaman to Pastor | By R. Daniel ShawSINGING SAMO SONGS: From Shaman to Pastor | By R. Daniel Shaw
John Cox | October 11, 2023
John Cox | October 11, 2023
YOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan CraneyYOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan Craney
Rachel Emerine Hicks | September 25, 2023
Rachel Emerine Hicks | September 25, 2023
THE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas PirsoulTHE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas Pirsoul
Michèle D. Dominy | September 25, 2023
Michèle D. Dominy | September 25, 2023
PACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. RefitiPACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. Refiti
Doug Dalton | September 25, 2023
Doug Dalton | September 25, 2023
IGNORED HISTORIES: The Politics of History Education and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and Kanaky/New Caledonia | By Angélique StastnyIGNORED HISTORIES: The Politics of History Education and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and Kanaky/New Caledonia | By Angélique Stastny
Marta Gentilucci | August 3, 2023
Marta Gentilucci | August 3, 2023
CAPITAL AND INEQUALITY IN RURAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Edited by Bettina Beer and Tobias SchwoererCAPITAL AND INEQUALITY IN RURAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Edited by Bettina Beer and Tobias Schwoerer
Naomi M. McPherson | August 2, 2023
Naomi M. McPherson | August 2, 2023