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Forthcoming Issue

June 2023

Globalization of Arms Production and Hierarchical Market Economies: Explaining the Transformation of the South Korean Defence Industry

Globalization of Arms Production and Hierarchical Market Economies: Explaining the Transformation of the South Korean Defence Industry
Chonghyun Choi and Soul Park

The Geographic Scope of Opposition Challenges in Malaysia’s Parliament

The Geographic Scope of Opposition Challenges in Malaysia’s Parliament
Sebastian Dettman

Perspectives

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Review Essays

Climate Change and the Production of Knowledge

Climate Change and the Production of Knowledge
Anna-Karina Hermkens

MORE FORTHCOMING ARTICLES TO BE ANNOUNCED

The following book and film reviews have been received at Pacific Affairs and will be published in the print edition within the next 12-18 months. Please note that minor textual changes may occur before final publication in our print and official online edition.

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Book Reviews

Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
Asia General

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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 | February 14, 2023

GLOBAL EASTS: Remembering, Imagining, Mobilizing | By Jie-Hyun LimGLOBAL EASTS: Remembering, Imagining, Mobilizing | By Jie-Hyun Lim
Beng Huat Chua | February 14, 2023

ASIA-PACIFIC FISHING LIVELIHOODS | By Michael Fabinyi and Kate BarclayASIA-PACIFIC FISHING LIVELIHOODS | By Michael Fabinyi and Kate Barclay
Robert Winstanley-Chesters | February 1, 2023

MOBILIZING FOR DEVELOPMENT: The Modernization of Rural East Asia | By Kristen E. LooneyMOBILIZING FOR DEVELOPMENT: The Modernization of Rural East Asia | By Kristen E. Looney
René Trappel | February 1, 2023

DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN ASIA | Edited by Baogang He, Michael Breen, and James FishkinDELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY IN ASIA | Edited by Baogang He, Michael Breen, and James Fishkin
Kanishka Jayasuriya | February 1, 2023

RIVERS OF IRON: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia | By David M. Lampton, Selina Ho, and Cheng-Chwee KuikRIVERS OF IRON: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia | By David M. Lampton, Selina Ho, and Cheng-Chwee Kuik
Chen Li | January 30, 2023

SETTLER GARRISON: Debt Imperialism, Militarism, and Transpacific Imaginaries | By Jodi KimSETTLER GARRISON: Debt Imperialism, Militarism, and Transpacific Imaginaries | By Jodi Kim
Jim Glassman | January 30, 2023

SKATEBOARDING AND URBAN LANDSCAPES IN ASIA: Endless Spots | By Duncan McDuie-RaSKATEBOARDING AND URBAN LANDSCAPES IN ASIA: Endless Spots | By Duncan McDuie-Ra
Stephanie Geertman | January 30, 2023

PRECARIOUS ASIA: Global Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia | By Arne L. Kalleberg, Kevin Hewison, and Kwang-Yeong ShinPRECARIOUS ASIA: Global Capitalism and Work in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia | By Arne L. Kalleberg, Kevin Hewison, and Kwang-Yeong Shin
Teresita Cruz del Rosario | January 30, 2023

OPPOSING POWER: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies | By Elvin OngOPPOSING POWER: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies | By Elvin Ong
Yoonkyung Lee | January 11, 2023

China & Inner Asia

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THE CHINESE COMMUNIST YOUTH LEAGUE: Juniority and Responsiveness in a Party Youth Organization | By Konstantinos D. TsimonisTHE CHINESE COMMUNIST YOUTH LEAGUE: Juniority and Responsiveness in a Party Youth Organization | By Konstantinos D. Tsimonis
Wen-Hsuan Tsai | February 14, 2023

CHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY CONTRADICTIONS: Lessons from China’s R2P, Hong Kong, and WTO Policy | By Tim Nicholas RühligCHINA’S FOREIGN POLICY CONTRADICTIONS: Lessons from China’s R2P, Hong Kong, and WTO Policy | By Tim Nicholas Rühlig
Omar Ramon Serrano Oswald | February 14, 2023

MAO’S BESTIARY: Medicinal Animals and Modern China | By Liz P. Y. CheeMAO’S BESTIARY: Medicinal Animals and Modern China | By Liz P. Y. Chee
Scott Hurley | February 14, 2023

DREAMS OF FLIGHT: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West | By Fran MartinDREAMS OF FLIGHT: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West | By Fran Martin
Christina Ho | February 14, 2023

CHINA AFTER MAO: The Rise of a Superpower | By Frank DikötterCHINA AFTER MAO: The Rise of a Superpower | By Frank Dikötter
Norbert Francis | February 14, 2023

THE COMMUNIST JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN CHINA, 1927–1976: Building on Fear | By Qiang FangTHE COMMUNIST JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN CHINA, 1927–1976: Building on Fear | By Qiang Fang
Yang Feng | February 14, 2023

CHINA’S RISE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: The Middle East, Africa, and Beijing’s Alternative World Order | By Dawn C. MurphyCHINA’S RISE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: The Middle East, Africa, and Beijing’s Alternative World Order | By Dawn C. Murphy
Joshua Eisenman | February 1, 2023

Northeast Asia

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BETTING ON THE FARM: Institutional Change in Japanese Agriculture | By Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay ShimizuBETTING ON THE FARM: Institutional Change in Japanese Agriculture | By Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay Shimizu
Leonard Schoppa | February 1, 2023

SOCIAL CHANGE IN JAPAN, 1989–2019: Social Status, Social Consciousness, Attitudes and Values | Edited by Carola Hommerich, Naoki Sudo, and Toru KikkawaSOCIAL CHANGE IN JAPAN, 1989–2019: Social Status, Social Consciousness, Attitudes and Values | Edited by Carola Hommerich, Naoki Sudo, and Toru Kikkawa
Ian Neary | February 1, 2023

DREAM SUPER-EXPRESS: A Cultural History of the World’s First Bullet Train | By Jessamyn R. AbelDREAM SUPER-EXPRESS: A Cultural History of the World’s First Bullet Train | By Jessamyn R. Abel
Ulrike Schaede | January 30, 2023

ADMINISTERING AFFECT: Pop-Culture Japan and the Politics of Anxiety | By Daniel WhiteADMINISTERING AFFECT: Pop-Culture Japan and the Politics of Anxiety | By Daniel White
John Ostermiller | January 30, 2023

SUPERCORPORATE: Distinction and Participation in Post-Hierarchy South Korea | By Michael M. PrenticeSUPERCORPORATE: Distinction and Participation in Post-Hierarchy South Korea | By Michael M. Prentice
Olga Fedorenko | January 30, 2023

JAPAN IN AUSTRALIA: Culture, Context and Connection | Edited by David Chapman and Carol HayesJAPAN IN AUSTRALIA: Culture, Context and Connection | Edited by David Chapman and Carol Hayes
Chris Burgess | January 30, 2023

HEALING LABOR: Japanese Sex Work in the Gendered Economy | By Gabriele KochHEALING LABOR: Japanese Sex Work in the Gendered Economy | By Gabriele Koch
Kaoru Aoyama | January 30, 2023

JAPANESE DIASPORA AND MIGRATION RECONSIDERED | By Yvonne SiemannJAPANESE DIASPORA AND MIGRATION RECONSIDERED | By Yvonne Siemann
Chigusa Yamaura | January 11, 2023

THE PRISONER: A Memoir | By Hwang Sok-yong; translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-RussellTHE PRISONER: A Memoir | By Hwang Sok-yong; translated by Anton Hur and Sora Kim-Russell
Seung Hee Jeon | January 11, 2023

JAPAN ON AMERICAN TV: Screaming Samurai Join Anime Clubs in the Land of the Lost | By Alisa FreedmanJAPAN ON AMERICAN TV: Screaming Samurai Join Anime Clubs in the Land of the Lost | By Alisa Freedman
Michal Daliot-Bul | January 11, 2023

South Asia & the Himalayas

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MUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini BediMUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini Bedi
Abdul Shaban | January 30, 2023

ORDERING VIOLENCE: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation | By Paul StanilandORDERING VIOLENCE: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation | By Paul Staniland
Shivaji Mukherjee | January 30, 2023

VILLAGE TIES: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh | By Nayma QayumVILLAGE TIES: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh | By Nayma Qayum
David Lewis | January 30, 2023

ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS OF INDIA: Chipko Narmada Bachao Andolan Navdanya | By Krishna MallickENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTS OF INDIA: Chipko Narmada Bachao Andolan Navdanya | By Krishna Mallick
Surajkumar Thube | January 11, 2023

COLONIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL WAR: Indirect Rule and Maoist Insurgency in India | By Shivaji MukherjeeCOLONIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL WAR: Indirect Rule and Maoist Insurgency in India | By Shivaji Mukherjee
Paul Staniland | January 11, 2023

HINDUTVA AS POLITICAL MONOTHEISM | By Anustup BasuHINDUTVA AS POLITICAL MONOTHEISM | By Anustup Basu
Shefali Jha | January 11, 2023

FROM RAJ TO REPUBLIC: Sovereignty, Violence, and Democracy in India | By Sunil PurushothamFROM RAJ TO REPUBLIC: Sovereignty, Violence, and Democracy in India | By Sunil Purushotham
Oliver Godsmark | January 11, 2023

THE JUDICIALIZATION OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN: A Comparative Study of Judicial Restraint and Its Development in India, the US and Pakistan | By Waris HusainTHE JUDICIALIZATION OF POLITICS IN PAKISTAN: A Comparative Study of Judicial Restraint and Its Development in India, the US and Pakistan | By Waris Husain
Sadaf Aziz | January 11, 2023

Southeast Asia

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CHRISTIAN CIRCULATIONS: Global Christianity and the Local Church in Penang and Singapore, 1819–2000 | By Jean DeBernardiCHRISTIAN CIRCULATIONS: Global Christianity and the Local Church in Penang and Singapore, 1819–2000 | By Jean DeBernardi
Daniel P. S. Goh | February 1, 2023

THE FILIPINO MIGRATION EXPERIENCE: Global Agents of Change | By Mina RocesTHE FILIPINO MIGRATION EXPERIENCE: Global Agents of Change | By Mina Roces
Pauline Gardiner Barber | February 1, 2023

TOWARDS A NEW MALAYSIA? The 2018 Election and Its Aftermath | Edited by Meredith L. Weiss and Faisal S. HazisTOWARDS A NEW MALAYSIA? The 2018 Election and Its Aftermath | Edited by Meredith L. Weiss and Faisal S. Hazis
Chan Xin Ying | January 30, 2023

RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN INDONESIA: Threats and Opportunities for Democracy | Edited by Chiara FormichiRELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN INDONESIA: Threats and Opportunities for Democracy | Edited by Chiara Formichi
Saskia Schäfer | January 30, 2023

ALLURING MONSTERS: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization | By Rosalind GaltALLURING MONSTERS: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization | By Rosalind Galt
Adam Knee | January 30, 2023

PERFORMING POWER: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia | By Arnout van der MeerPERFORMING POWER: Cultural Hegemony, Identity, and Resistance in Colonial Indonesia | By Arnout van der Meer
Muhammad Yuanda Zara | January 11, 2023

SHARIA TRANSFORMATIONS: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary | By Michael G. PeletzSHARIA TRANSFORMATIONS: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary | By Michael G. Peletz
Arskal Salim | January 11, 2023

MOUNTAINS OF BLAME: Climate and Culpability in the Philippine Uplands | By Will Smith; foreword by K. SivaramakrishnanMOUNTAINS OF BLAME: Climate and Culpability in the Philippine Uplands | By Will Smith; foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan
Maria F. Mangahas | January 11, 2023

STRIKE PATTERNS: Notes from Postwar Laos | By Leah ZaniSTRIKE PATTERNS: Notes from Postwar Laos | By Leah Zani
Erin Lin | January 11, 2023

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

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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 | February 14, 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 | February 14, 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 | February 14, 2023

MUSIC WORLDING IN PALAU: Chanting, Atmospheres, and Meaningfulness | By Birgit AbelsMUSIC WORLDING IN PALAU: Chanting, Atmospheres, and Meaningfulness | By Birgit Abels
Donald H. Rubinstein | February 1, 2023

WAYFINDING AND CRITICAL AUTOETHNOGRAPHY | Edited by Fetaui Iosefo, Stacy Holman Jones, Anne HarrisWAYFINDING AND CRITICAL AUTOETHNOGRAPHY | Edited by Fetaui Iosefo, Stacy Holman Jones, Anne Harris
Emily C. Donaldson | February 1, 2023

TEARS OF RANGI: Experiments Across Worlds | By Anne SalmondTEARS OF RANGI: Experiments Across Worlds | By Anne Salmond
Doug Dalton | February 1, 2023

COCONUT COLONIALISM: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa | By Holger DroesslerCOCONUT COLONIALISM: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa | By Holger Droessler
Paul Shankman | January 30, 2023

BECOMING A GARAMUT PLAYER IN BALUAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Musical Analysis as a Pathway to Learning | By Tony LewisBECOMING A GARAMUT PLAYER IN BALUAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Musical Analysis as a Pathway to Learning | By Tony Lewis
Michelle Ladwig Williams | January 11, 2023