Pacific Affairs

Forthcoming Issue

March 2021

Political Orientation of Japanese Online Right-wingers: A Large-scale Web Survey

Political Orientation of Japanese Online Right-wingers: A Large-scale Web Survey
Kikuko Nagayoshi

Perspectives

Policy-Research Nexus—the Case of Pacific Studies in China

Policy-Research Nexus—the Case of Pacific Studies in China
Denghua Zhang

SPECIAL SECTION

The New Scramble for the Pacific: A Frontier Approach

Guest Editors: Elodie Fache, Pierre-Yves Le Meur and Estienne Rodary

Introduction: The New Scramble for the Pacific: A Frontier Approach

Introduction: The New Scramble for the Pacific: A Frontier Approach
Elodie Fache, Pierre-Yves Le Meur and Estienne Rodary

The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary: Terraqueous Territorialization and Māori Marine Environments

The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary: Terraqueous Territorialization and Māori Marine Environments
Fiona McCormack

Discombobulated Actor-Networks in a Maritime Resource Frontier

Discombobulated Actor-Networks in a Maritime Resource Frontier
Colin Filer, Jennifer Gabriel and Matthew G. Allen

Review Essays

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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.

Film Reviews

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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

ACROSS OCEANS OF LAW: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire | By Renisa Mawani ACROSS OCEANS OF LAW: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire | By Renisa Mawani
Radhika Mongia | January 5, 2021

CONTEST FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC: Why China Won’t Map the Future | By Rory Medcalf CONTEST FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC: Why China Won’t Map the Future | By Rory Medcalf
Randall Doyle | January 5, 2021

THESE ISLANDS ARE OURS: The Social Construction of Territorial Disputes in Northeast Asia | By Alexander Bukh THESE ISLANDS ARE OURS: The Social Construction of Territorial Disputes in Northeast Asia | By Alexander Bukh
Ian Parker | January 5, 2021

OVERCOMING EMPIRE IN POST-IMPERIAL EAST ASIA: Repatriation, Redress, and Rebuilding | Edited by Barak Kushner and Sherzod Muminov OVERCOMING EMPIRE IN POST-IMPERIAL EAST ASIA: Repatriation, Redress, and Rebuilding | Edited by Barak Kushner and Sherzod Muminov
Gregory Blue | January 5, 2021

China & Inner Asia

TO THE END OF REVOLUTION: THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY AND TIBET, 1949–1959 | By Xiaoyuan Liu TO THE END OF REVOLUTION: THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY AND TIBET, 1949–1959 | By Xiaoyuan Liu
Norbert Francis | January 5, 2021

REVOLUTIONARY LEGACY, POWER STRUCTURE, AND GRASSROOTS CAPITALISM UNDER THE RED FLAG IN CHINA | By Qi Zhang and Mingxing Liu REVOLUTIONARY LEGACY, POWER STRUCTURE, AND GRASSROOTS CAPITALISM UNDER THE RED FLAG IN CHINA | By Qi Zhang and Mingxing Liu
Jianjun Zhang | January 5, 2021

HOW CHINA SEES THE WORLD: Insights from China’s International Relations Scholars | By Huiyun Feng, Kai He, and Xiaojun Li HOW CHINA SEES THE WORLD: Insights from China’s International Relations Scholars | By Huiyun Feng, Kai He, and Xiaojun Li
Robert G. Sutter | January 5, 2021

END OF AN ERA: How China’s Authoritarian Revival is Undermining Its Rise | By Carl Minzner END OF AN ERA: How China’s Authoritarian Revival is Undermining Its Rise | By Carl Minzner
Guoguang Wu | January 5, 2021

Northeast Asia

ART AND ENGAGEMENT IN EARLY POSTWAR JAPAN | By Justin Jesty ART AND ENGAGEMENT IN EARLY POSTWAR JAPAN | By Justin Jesty
Adrian Favell | January 5, 2021

A BOWL FOR A COIN: A Commodity History of Japanese Tea | By William Wayne Farris A BOWL FOR A COIN: A Commodity History of Japanese Tea | By William Wayne Farris
Taka Oshikiri | January 5, 2021

INVISIBILITY BY DESIGN: Women and Labor in Japan’s Digital Economy | By Gabriella Lukács INVISIBILITY BY DESIGN: Women and Labor in Japan’s Digital Economy | By Gabriella Lukács
Patricia Maclachlan | January 5, 2021

THE PLATFORM ECONOMY: How Japan Transformed the Consumer Internet | By Marc Steinberg THE PLATFORM ECONOMY: How Japan Transformed the Consumer Internet | By Marc Steinberg
Lindsey M. Bier | January 5, 2021

CONSUMING LIFE IN POST-BUBBLE JAPAN: A Transdisciplinary Perspective | Edited by Katarzyna J. Cwiertka and Ewa Machotka.CONSUMING LIFE IN POST-BUBBLE JAPAN: A Transdisciplinary Perspective | Edited by Katarzyna J. Cwiertka and Ewa Machotka.
Sophie Buhnik | January 5, 2021

BLACK WAVE: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters | By Daniel P. Aldrich BLACK WAVE: How Networks and Governance Shaped Japan’s 3/11 Disasters | By Daniel P. Aldrich
Koichi Hasegawa | January 5, 2021

UNDERSTANDING GOVERNANCE IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: Transformation and the regulatory state | By Masahiro Mogaki UNDERSTANDING GOVERNANCE IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN: Transformation and the regulatory state | By Masahiro Mogaki
Euisuok Han | January 5, 2021

South Asia & the Himalayas

JUGAAD TIME: Ecologies of Everyday Hacking in India | By Amit S. Rai JUGAAD TIME: Ecologies of Everyday Hacking in India | By Amit S. Rai
Anup Kumar | January 5, 2021

A BUSINESS HISTORY OF INDIA: Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism from 1700 | By Tirthankar Roy A BUSINESS HISTORY OF INDIA: Enterprise and the Emergence of Capitalism from 1700 | By Tirthankar Roy
Gautam Nair | January 5, 2021

Southeast Asia

CONFLICT, IDENTITY, AND STATE FORMATION IN EAST TIMOR 2000–2017 | By James Scambary CONFLICT, IDENTITY, AND STATE FORMATION IN EAST TIMOR 2000–2017 | By James Scambary
Ying Hooi Khoo | January 5, 2021

UNMARKED GRAVES: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia | By Vannessa Hearman || THE END OF SILENCE: Accounts of the 1965 Genocide in Indonesia | By Soe Tjen Marching with original photography by Angus Nicholls UNMARKED GRAVES: Death and Survival in the Anti-Communist Violence in East Java, Indonesia | By Vannessa Hearman || THE END OF SILENCE: Accounts of the 1965 Genocide in Indonesia | By Soe Tjen Marching with original photography by Angus Nicholls
John Roosa | January 5, 2021

SCANDAL AND DEMOCRACY: Media Politics in Indonesia | By Mary E. McCoy SCANDAL AND DEMOCRACY: Media Politics in Indonesia | By Mary E. McCoy
Eve Warburton | January 5, 2021

AFTER THE TSUNAMI: Disaster Narratives and the Remaking of Everyday Life in Aceh | By Annemarie Samuels AFTER THE TSUNAMI: Disaster Narratives and the Remaking of Everyday Life in Aceh | By Annemarie Samuels
Vivian Y. Choi | January 5, 2021

INDONESIA: State and Society in Transition | By Jemma Purdey, Antje Missbach, and Dave McRae INDONESIA: State and Society in Transition | By Jemma Purdey, Antje Missbach, and Dave McRae
Burhanuddin Muhtadi | January 5, 2021

FOLLOW THE MAID: Domestic Worker Migration in and from Indonesia | By Olivia Killias FOLLOW THE MAID: Domestic Worker Migration in and from Indonesia | By Olivia Killias
Juanita Elias | January 5, 2021

THE DEFEAT OF BARISAN NASIONAL: Missed Signs or Late Surge? | Edited by Francis E. Hutchinson and Lee Hwok Aun; cartographers: Benjamin K.H. Hu and Pearlyn Y. Pang THE DEFEAT OF BARISAN NASIONAL: Missed Signs or Late Surge? | Edited by Francis E. Hutchinson and Lee Hwok Aun; cartographers: Benjamin K.H. Hu and Pearlyn Y. Pang
Johan Saravanamuttu | January 5, 2021

ARISTOCRACY OF ARMED TALENT: The Military Elite in Singapore | By Samuel Ling Wei Chan ARISTOCRACY OF ARMED TALENT: The Military Elite in Singapore | By Samuel Ling Wei Chan
Terence Lee | January 5, 2021

ELECTORAL DYNAMICS IN THE PHILIPPINES: Money Politics, Patronage, and Clientelism at the Grassroots | Edited by Allen Hicken, Edward Aspinall, and Meredith Weiss ELECTORAL DYNAMICS IN THE PHILIPPINES: Money Politics, Patronage, and Clientelism at the Grassroots | Edited by Allen Hicken, Edward Aspinall, and Meredith Weiss
Mary Anne Mendoza | January 5, 2021

FIFTY YEARS IN THE KAREN REVOLUTION IN BURMA: The Soldier and the Teacher | By Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera FIFTY YEARS IN THE KAREN REVOLUTION IN BURMA: The Soldier and the Teacher | By Saw Ralph and Naw Sheera
John Buchanan | January 5, 2021

THAILAND: History, Politics and the Rule of Law | By James Wise THAILAND: History, Politics and the Rule of Law | By James Wise
Ukrist Pathmanand | January 5, 2021

MODERN TIMES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, 1920s–1970s | Edited by Susie Protschky and Tom van den Berge MODERN TIMES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, 1920s–1970s | Edited by Susie Protschky and Tom van den Berge
Satrya Wibawa | January 5, 2021

SOUTHEAST ASIA AFTER THE COLD WAR: A Contemporary History | By Ang Cheng Guan SOUTHEAST ASIA AFTER THE COLD WAR: A Contemporary History | By Ang Cheng Guan
Huong Le Thu | January 5, 2021

NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY ISSUES IN ASEAN: Agendas for Action | Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony and Lina Gong NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY ISSUES IN ASEAN: Agendas for Action | Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony and Lina Gong
Amy L. Freedman | January 5, 2021

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

THE OCEAN IN THE SCHOOL: Pacific Islander Students Transforming Their University | By Rick Bonus THE OCEAN IN THE SCHOOL: Pacific Islander Students Transforming Their University | By Rick Bonus
Michelle Ladwig Williams | January 5, 2021

TATAU: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing | By Sean Mallon and Sébastien Galliot TATAU: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing | By Sean Mallon and Sébastien Galliot
Fiona McCormack | January 5, 2021

SACRED MEN: Law, Torture, and Retribution in Guam | By Keith L. Camacho SACRED MEN: Law, Torture, and Retribution in Guam | By Keith L. Camacho
Glenn Petersen | January 5, 2021

FENCING IN AIDS: Gender, Vulnerability, and Care in Papua New Guinea | By Holly Wardlow FENCING IN AIDS: Gender, Vulnerability, and Care in Papua New Guinea | By Holly Wardlow
Deborah Gewertz & Frederick Errington | January 5, 2021

BICULTURALISM AT NEW ZEALAND’S NATIONAL MUSEUM: An Ethnography of Te Papa | By Tanja Schubert-McArthur BICULTURALISM AT NEW ZEALAND’S NATIONAL MUSEUM: An Ethnography of Te Papa | By Tanja Schubert-McArthur
Michael Goldsmith | January 5, 2021

THE MELANESIAN WORLD. The Routledge Worlds | Edited by Eric Hirsch and Will Rollason THE MELANESIAN WORLD. The Routledge Worlds | Edited by Eric Hirsch and Will Rollason
Chris Ballard | December 1, 2020