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FINANCIALIZING POVERTY: Labor and Risk in Indian Microfinance | By Sohini Kar

M. Vijayabaskar

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE | Directed, produced, cinematography, edited by Hao Wu

Sheng Zou

POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND MOBILISATION: The Hindi Media in India | By Taberez Ahmed Neyazi

Vivek Yadav

DARJEELING RECONSIDERED: Histories, Politics, Environments | Edited by Townsend Middleton and Sara Shneiderman

Selma K. Sonntag

WILL CHINA’S RISE BE PEACEFUL?: Security, Stability, and Legitimacy | Edited by Asle Toje

Chengxin Pan

JAPAN DECIDES 2017: The Japanese General Election | Edited by Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, and Daniel M. Smith

 Gregory W. Noble

CURRENCIES OF IMAGINATION: Channeling Money and Chasing Mobility in Vietnam | By Ivan V. Small

Tu Phuong Nguyen

DIVA NATION: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History | Edited by Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland

Elizabeth D. Lublin

PARTNERSHIP WITHIN HIERARCHY: The Evolving East Asian Security Triangle | By Sung Chull Kim

Tony Tai-Ting Liu

K-POP LIVE: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance | By Suk-Young Kim

Nikki J.Y. Lee