December 2021
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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.
MORE FORTHCOMING ARTICLES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Film Reviews
DENISE HO: Becoming the Song | Directed by Sue WilliamsDENISE HO: Becoming the Song | Directed by Sue Williams
Jeroen de Kloet
Jeroen de Kloet
Book Reviews
Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
China & Inner Asia
TAKE BACK OUR FUTURE: An Eventful Sociology of the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement | Edited by Ching Kwan Lee and Ming SingTAKE BACK OUR FUTURE: An Eventful Sociology of the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement | Edited by Ching Kwan Lee and Ming Sing
Wei Lit Yew | October 13, 2021
Wei Lit Yew | October 13, 2021
VIRULENT ZONES: Animal Disease and Global Health at China’s Pandemic Epicenter | By Lyle FearnleyVIRULENT ZONES: Animal Disease and Global Health at China’s Pandemic Epicenter | By Lyle Fearnley
Elanah Uretsky | October 13, 2021
Elanah Uretsky | October 13, 2021
DRIVING TOWARD MODERNITY: Cars and the Lives of the Middle Class in Contemporary China | By Jun ZhangDRIVING TOWARD MODERNITY: Cars and the Lives of the Middle Class in Contemporary China | By Jun Zhang
Hai Ren | October 13, 2021
Hai Ren | October 13, 2021
FROM EMPIRE TO NATION STATE: Ethnic Politics in China | By Yan SunFROM EMPIRE TO NATION STATE: Ethnic Politics in China | By Yan Sun
Colin Mackerras | October 13, 2021
Colin Mackerras | October 13, 2021
MADE IN CHINA: Wuhan, Covid and the Quest for Biotech Supremacy | By Jasper BeckerMADE IN CHINA: Wuhan, Covid and the Quest for Biotech Supremacy | By Jasper Becker
Norbert Francis | October 13, 2021
Norbert Francis | October 13, 2021
THE COST OF BELONGING: An Ethnography on Solidarity and Mobility in Beijing’s Koreatown | By Sharon J. YoonTHE COST OF BELONGING: An Ethnography on Solidarity and Mobility in Beijing’s Koreatown | By Sharon J. Yoon
Sandra Fahy | October 13, 2021
Sandra Fahy | October 13, 2021
DENISE HO: Becoming the Song | Directed by Sue WilliamsDENISE HO: Becoming the Song | Directed by Sue Williams
Jeroen de Kloet | October 13, 2021
Jeroen de Kloet | October 13, 2021
BEYOND THE STEPPE FRONTIER: A History of the Sino-Russian Border | By Sören Urbansky // MIRRORLANDS: Russia, China, and Journeys in Between | By Ed PulfordBEYOND THE STEPPE FRONTIER: A History of the Sino-Russian Border | By Sören Urbansky // MIRRORLANDS: Russia, China, and Journeys in Between | By Ed Pulford
Victor Zatsepine | September 14, 2021
Victor Zatsepine | September 14, 2021
CHINA AS A GLOBAL ENERGY CHAMPION: Lifting the Veil | By Phillip Andrew-Speed and Sufang ZhangCHINA AS A GLOBAL ENERGY CHAMPION: Lifting the Veil | By Phillip Andrew-Speed and Sufang Zhang
Xiao Wang and Xiufeng Zhao | September 14, 2021
Xiao Wang and Xiufeng Zhao | September 14, 2021
MANIPULATING GLOBALIZATION: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China | By Ling ChenMANIPULATING GLOBALIZATION: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China | By Ling Chen
Vasilis Trigkas | September 14, 2021
Vasilis Trigkas | September 14, 2021
CHINA AND THE CHOLERA PANDEMIC: Restructuring Society under Mao | By Xiaoping FangCHINA AND THE CHOLERA PANDEMIC: Restructuring Society under Mao | By Xiaoping Fang
Jiwei Qian | September 14, 2021
Jiwei Qian | September 14, 2021
UNENDING CAPITALISM: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution | By Karl GerthUNENDING CAPITALISM: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution | By Karl Gerth
Jason M. Kelly | September 14, 2021
Jason M. Kelly | September 14, 2021
MAO’S THIRD FRONT: The Militarization of Cold War China | By Covell F. MeyskensMAO’S THIRD FRONT: The Militarization of Cold War China | By Covell F. Meyskens
Youngjune Chung | September 14, 2021
Youngjune Chung | September 14, 2021
Northeast Asia
AGE OF SHŌJO: The Emergence, Evolution, and Power of Japanese Girls’ Magazine Fiction | By Hiromi Tsuchiya DollaseAGE OF SHŌJO: The Emergence, Evolution, and Power of Japanese Girls’ Magazine Fiction | By Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase
Kathryn Hemmann | October 13, 2021
Kathryn Hemmann | October 13, 2021
KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB: Survival and Deterrence in North Korea | By Ankit PandaKIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB: Survival and Deterrence in North Korea | By Ankit Panda
Adam Cathcart | October 13, 2021
Adam Cathcart | October 13, 2021
BECOMING KIM JONG UN: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator | By Jung H. PakBECOMING KIM JONG UN: A Former CIA Officer’s Insights into North Korea’s Enigmatic Young Dictator | By Jung H. Pak
Alon Levkowitz | September 14, 2021
Alon Levkowitz | September 14, 2021
INTIMATE JAPAN: Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict | Edited by Allison Alexy and Emma E. CookINTIMATE JAPAN: Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict | Edited by Allison Alexy and Emma E. Cook
Sea ling Cheng | September 14, 2021
Sea ling Cheng | September 14, 2021
South Asia & the Himalayas
INDIAN FEDERALISM | By Louise TillinINDIAN FEDERALISM | By Louise Tillin
Pritam Singh | October 13, 2021
Pritam Singh | October 13, 2021
REVOLUTIONARY DESIRES: Women, Communism, and Feminism in India | By Ania LoombaREVOLUTIONARY DESIRES: Women, Communism, and Feminism in India | By Ania Loomba
Ali Raza | October 13, 2021
Ali Raza | October 13, 2021
REVOLUTIONARY PASTS: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India | By Ali RazaREVOLUTIONARY PASTS: Communist Internationalism in Colonial India | By Ali Raza
Ania Loomba | October 13, 2021
Ania Loomba | October 13, 2021
THE COOLIE’S GREAT WAR: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914–1921 | By Radhika SinghaTHE COOLIE’S GREAT WAR: Indian Labour in a Global Conflict, 1914–1921 | By Radhika Singha
Tarak Barkawi | October 13, 2021
Tarak Barkawi | October 13, 2021
MALEVOLENT REPUBLIC: A Short History of the New India | By K.S. Komireddi // PARTITIONS OF THE HEART: Unmaking the Idea of India | By Harsh Mander.MALEVOLENT REPUBLIC: A Short History of the New India | By K.S. Komireddi // PARTITIONS OF THE HEART: Unmaking the Idea of India | By Harsh Mander.
Ganeshdatta Poddar | September 14, 2021
Ganeshdatta Poddar | September 14, 2021
SHAREHOLDER CITIES: Land Transformations Along Urban Corridors in India | By Sai BalakrishnanSHAREHOLDER CITIES: Land Transformations Along Urban Corridors in India | By Sai Balakrishnan
Sumeet Mhaskar | September 14, 2021
Sumeet Mhaskar | September 14, 2021
Southeast Asia
THE ROOTS OF RESILIENCE: Party Machines and Grassroots Politics in Southeast Asia | By Meredith L. WeissTHE ROOTS OF RESILIENCE: Party Machines and Grassroots Politics in Southeast Asia | By Meredith L. Weiss
Kai Ostwald | October 13, 2021
Kai Ostwald | October 13, 2021
BECOMING ONE: Religion, Development, and Environmentalism in a Japanese NGO in Myanmar | By Chika WatanabeBECOMING ONE: Religion, Development, and Environmentalism in a Japanese NGO in Myanmar | By Chika Watanabe
Woojin Jung | October 13, 2021
Woojin Jung | October 13, 2021
MIGRATION IN THE TIME OF REVOLUTION: China, Indonesia, and the Cold War | By Taomo ZhouMIGRATION IN THE TIME OF REVOLUTION: China, Indonesia, and the Cold War | By Taomo Zhou
Isabelle Côté | October 13, 2021
Isabelle Côté | October 13, 2021
OPPOSING DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: The Yellow Shirts in Thailand | By Aim SinpengOPPOSING DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: The Yellow Shirts in Thailand | By Aim Sinpeng
Pavin Chachavalpongpun | October 13, 2021
Pavin Chachavalpongpun | October 13, 2021
UNITED FRONT: Projecting Solidarity through Deliberation in Vietnam’s Single-Party Legislature | By Paul SchulerUNITED FRONT: Projecting Solidarity through Deliberation in Vietnam’s Single-Party Legislature | By Paul Schuler
Tuong Vu | September 14, 2021
Tuong Vu | September 14, 2021
DISTURBED FORESTS, FRAGMENTED MEMORIES: Jarai and Other Lives in the Cambodian Highlands | By Jonathan Padwe; Foreword by K. SivaramakrishnanDISTURBED FORESTS, FRAGMENTED MEMORIES: Jarai and Other Lives in the Cambodian Highlands | By Jonathan Padwe; Foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan
Jeffrey Sayer | September 14, 2021
Jeffrey Sayer | September 14, 2021
ACTIVISTS IN TRANSITION: Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia | Edited by Thushara Dibley and Michele FordACTIVISTS IN TRANSITION: Progressive Politics in Democratic Indonesia | Edited by Thushara Dibley and Michele Ford
Alexander R. Arifianto | September 14, 2021
Alexander R. Arifianto | September 14, 2021
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
POISONING THE PACIFIC: The US Military’s Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange | By Jon Mitchell with a foreword by John W. DowerPOISONING THE PACIFIC: The US Military’s Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange | By Jon Mitchell with a foreword by John W. Dower
Glenn Petersen | October 13, 2021
Glenn Petersen | October 13, 2021
LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND THE LAW IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES | By Eduardo D. FaingoldLANGUAGE RIGHTS AND THE LAW IN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES | By Eduardo D. Faingold
Ola G. Berta | October 13, 2021
Ola G. Berta | October 13, 2021
IN MEMORY OF TIMES TO COME: Ironies of History in Southeastern Papua New Guinea | By Melissa DemianIN MEMORY OF TIMES TO COME: Ironies of History in Southeastern Papua New Guinea | By Melissa Demian
John Barker | October 13, 2021
John Barker | October 13, 2021
SEA PEOPLE: The Puzzle of Polynesia | By Christina ThompsonSEA PEOPLE: The Puzzle of Polynesia | By Christina Thompson
Maureece J. Levin | September 14, 2021
Maureece J. Levin | September 14, 2021