Book Reviews

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THE ART OF THE GUT: Manhood, Power, and Ethics in Japanese Politics | By Robin M. LeBlanc

Scott North

RED LIGHTS: The Lives of Sex Workers in Postsocialist China | By Tiantian Zheng

Sophia Woodman

DECENTRALIZATION POLICIES IN ASIAN DEVELOPMENT | Edited by Shinichi Ichimura, Roy Bahl

Hal Hill

POP GOES KOREA: Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music, and Internet Culture | By Mark James Russell

Eun-Young Jung

REMAKING THE TASMAN WORLD | By Philippa Mein Smith, Peter Hempenstall and Shaun Goldfinch

Caroline Daley

THE CULTURE OF COPYING IN JAPAN: Critical and Historical Perspectives | Edited by Rupert Cox

Brenda G. Jordan

CHINA FOREVER: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema | Edited by Poshek Fu

Lily Wong

FEAR OF SECURITY: Australia’s Invasion Anxiety | By Anthony Burke

Scott Flower

COMMUNIST INDOCHINA | By R.B. Smith; edited by Beryl Williams

David G. Marr

THE VITAL DROP: Communication for Polio Eradication in India | By Gitanjali Chaturvedi

Svea Closser