December 2023
Food Security or Food Sovereignty? Agricultural Technology Reforms after the Famine in North Korea
Food Security or Food Sovereignty? Agricultural Technology Reforms after the Famine in North Korea
Harumi Kobayashi and Jae-Jung Suh
Harumi Kobayashi and Jae-Jung Suh
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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.
Film Reviews
BLACK BAUHINIA | Written, produced and directed by Malte Philipp Kaeding, co-produced by Dr. HippoBLACK BAUHINIA | Written, produced and directed by Malte Philipp Kaeding, co-produced by Dr. Hippo
Helena Wu
Helena Wu
MYANMAR DIARIES | By Myanmar Film Collective \\ PADAUK: Myanmar Spring | A film by Jeanne Marie Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan.MYANMAR DIARIES | By Myanmar Film Collective \\ PADAUK: Myanmar Spring | A film by Jeanne Marie Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan.
Htet Thiha Zaw
Htet Thiha Zaw
DEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana RappoportDEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana Rappoport
Kathleen M. Adams
Kathleen M. Adams
Book Reviews
Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
Asia General
WHO IS THE ASIANIST? The Politics of Representation in Asian Studies | Edited by Will Bridges, Nitasha Tamar Sharma, and Marvin D. SterlingWHO IS THE ASIANIST? The Politics of Representation in Asian Studies | Edited by Will Bridges, Nitasha Tamar Sharma, and Marvin D. Sterling
Marina Svensson | August 3, 2023
Marina Svensson | August 3, 2023
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity | Edited by Florian SchneiderGLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity | Edited by Florian Schneider
Xue Gong | March 28, 2023
Xue Gong | March 28, 2023
DANCING ON BONES: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea | By Katie StallardDANCING ON BONES: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea | By Katie Stallard
Tracey Fallon | March 28, 2023
Tracey Fallon | March 28, 2023
China & Inner Asia
TOURING CHINA: A History of Travel Culture, 1912–1949 | By Yajun MoTOURING CHINA: A History of Travel Culture, 1912–1949 | By Yajun Mo
Gregory Fayard | August 3, 2023
Gregory Fayard | August 3, 2023
BLACK BAUHINIA | Written, produced and directed by Malte Philipp Kaeding, co-produced by Dr. HippoBLACK BAUHINIA | Written, produced and directed by Malte Philipp Kaeding, co-produced by Dr. Hippo
Helena Wu | March 28, 2023
Helena Wu | March 28, 2023
SEEKING WESTERN MEN: Email-Order Brides under China’s Global Rise | By Monica LiuSEEKING WESTERN MEN: Email-Order Brides under China’s Global Rise | By Monica Liu
Linying Hu | March 28, 2023
Linying Hu | March 28, 2023
ON DANGEROUS GROUND: America’s Century in the South China Sea | By Gregory B. PolingON DANGEROUS GROUND: America’s Century in the South China Sea | By Gregory B. Poling
Ralf Emmers | March 28, 2023
Ralf Emmers | March 28, 2023
DANGER ZONE: The Coming Conflict with China | By Hal Brands, Michael BeckleyDANGER ZONE: The Coming Conflict with China | By Hal Brands, Michael Beckley
Vasilis Trigkas | March 28, 2023
Vasilis Trigkas | March 28, 2023
CHINA’S GRAND STRATEGY: A Roadmap to Global Power? | Edited by David B. H. DenoonCHINA’S GRAND STRATEGY: A Roadmap to Global Power? | Edited by David B. H. Denoon
Ping Deng | March 28, 2023
Ping Deng | March 28, 2023
Northeast Asia
MEDIATING THE SOUTH KOREAN OTHER: Representations and Discourses of Differences in the Post/Neocolonial Nation-State | Edited by David C. OhMEDIATING THE SOUTH KOREAN OTHER: Representations and Discourses of Differences in the Post/Neocolonial Nation-State | Edited by David C. Oh
Chuyun Oh | August 3, 2023
Chuyun Oh | August 3, 2023
WATER FROM DRAGON’S WELL: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship | By David Kim-CraggWATER FROM DRAGON’S WELL: The History of a Korean-Canadian Church Relationship | By David Kim-Cragg
Timothy S. Lee | August 3, 2023
Timothy S. Lee | August 3, 2023
DIASPORIC HALLYU: The Korean Wave in Korean Canadian Youth Culture | By Kyong YoonDIASPORIC HALLYU: The Korean Wave in Korean Canadian Youth Culture | By Kyong Yoon
Gooyong Kim | March 28, 2023
Gooyong Kim | March 28, 2023
CINE-MOBILITY: Twentieth-Century Transformations in Korea’s Film and Transportation | By Han Sang KimCINE-MOBILITY: Twentieth-Century Transformations in Korea’s Film and Transportation | By Han Sang Kim
Chan Yong Bu | March 28, 2023
Chan Yong Bu | March 28, 2023
MAKING PEACE WITH NATURE: Ecological Encounters along the Korean DMZ | By Eleana J. KimMAKING PEACE WITH NATURE: Ecological Encounters along the Korean DMZ | By Eleana J. Kim
Chae-han Kim | March 28, 2023
Chae-han Kim | March 28, 2023
THE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-SupTHE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-Sup
Sun-Ki Chai | March 28, 2023
Sun-Ki Chai | March 28, 2023
INGLORIOUS, ILLEGAL BASTARDS: Japan’s Self-Defense Force during the Cold War | By Aaron Herald SkabelundINGLORIOUS, ILLEGAL BASTARDS: Japan’s Self-Defense Force during the Cold War | By Aaron Herald Skabelund
Saya Kiba | March 28, 2023
Saya Kiba | March 28, 2023
ELEVEN WINTERS OF DISCONTENT: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan | By Sherzod MuminovELEVEN WINTERS OF DISCONTENT: The Siberian Internment and the Making of a New Japan | By Sherzod Muminov
Tatiana Linkhoeva | March 28, 2023
Tatiana Linkhoeva | March 28, 2023
CITIZENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE STATELESS: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific | By Michael R. JinCITIZENS, IMMIGRANTS, AND THE STATELESS: A Japanese American Diaspora in the Pacific | By Michael R. Jin
Petrice R. Flowers | March 28, 2023
Petrice R. Flowers | March 28, 2023
South Asia & the Himalayas
JUNGLE PASSPORTS: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border | By Malini SurJUNGLE PASSPORTS: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border | By Malini Sur
Saleh Shahriar | March 28, 2023
Saleh Shahriar | March 28, 2023
ETHICAL ENCOUNTERS: Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh | By Elora Halim ChowdhuryETHICAL ENCOUNTERS: Transnational Feminism, Human Rights, and War Cinema in Bangladesh | By Elora Halim Chowdhury
Gemini Wahhaj | March 28, 2023
Gemini Wahhaj | March 28, 2023
THE CURIOUS TRAJECTORY OF CASTE IN WEST BENGAL POLITICS: Chronicling Continuity and Change | By Ayan GuhaTHE CURIOUS TRAJECTORY OF CASTE IN WEST BENGAL POLITICS: Chronicling Continuity and Change | By Ayan Guha
Pratick Mallick | March 28, 2023
Pratick Mallick | March 28, 2023
BEING SINGLE IN INDIA: Stories of Gender, Exclusion, and Possibility | By Sarah LambBEING SINGLE IN INDIA: Stories of Gender, Exclusion, and Possibility | By Sarah Lamb
Shivani Gupta | March 28, 2023
Shivani Gupta | March 28, 2023
MUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini BediMUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini Bedi
Abdul Shaban | March 28, 2023
Abdul Shaban | March 28, 2023
AT RISK: Indian Sexual Politics and the Global AIDS Crisis | By Gowri VijayakumarAT RISK: Indian Sexual Politics and the Global AIDS Crisis | By Gowri Vijayakumar
Bishnupriya Ghosh | March 28, 2023
Bishnupriya Ghosh | March 28, 2023
EMPIRE NEWS: The Anglo-Indian Press Writes India | By Priti JoshiEMPIRE NEWS: The Anglo-Indian Press Writes India | By Priti Joshi
Robin Jeffrey | March 28, 2023
Robin Jeffrey | March 28, 2023
THE DIFFICULT POLITICS OF PEACE: Rivalry in Modern South Asia | By Christopher ClaryTHE DIFFICULT POLITICS OF PEACE: Rivalry in Modern South Asia | By Christopher Clary
Yelena Biberman | March 28, 2023
Yelena Biberman | March 28, 2023
Southeast Asia
THE CANDIDATE’S DILEMMA: Anticorruptionism and Money Politics in Indonesian Election Campaigns | By Elisabeth KramerTHE CANDIDATE’S DILEMMA: Anticorruptionism and Money Politics in Indonesian Election Campaigns | By Elisabeth Kramer
Dirk Tomsa | August 3, 2023
Dirk Tomsa | August 3, 2023
A GENEALOGY OF BAMBOO DIPLOMACY: The Politics of Thai Détente with Russia and China | By Jittipat PoonkhamA GENEALOGY OF BAMBOO DIPLOMACY: The Politics of Thai Détente with Russia and China | By Jittipat Poonkham
Ryan Ashley | August 3, 2023
Ryan Ashley | August 3, 2023
DEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana RappoportDEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana Rappoport
Kathleen M. Adams | August 3, 2023
Kathleen M. Adams | August 3, 2023
MYANMAR DIARIES | By Myanmar Film Collective \\ PADAUK: Myanmar Spring | A film by Jeanne Marie Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan.MYANMAR DIARIES | By Myanmar Film Collective \\ PADAUK: Myanmar Spring | A film by Jeanne Marie Hallacy and Rares Michael Ghilezan.
Htet Thiha Zaw | March 28, 2023
Htet Thiha Zaw | March 28, 2023
MONETARY AUTHORITIES: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines | By Allan E. S. LumbaMONETARY AUTHORITIES: Capitalism and Decolonization in the American Colonial Philippines | By Allan E. S. Lumba
Katherine G. Lacson | March 28, 2023
Katherine G. Lacson | March 28, 2023
COMMUNAL INTIMACY AND THE VIOLENCE OF POLITICS: Understanding the War on Drugs in Bagong Silang, Philippines | By Steffen Bo Jensen and Karl HapalCOMMUNAL INTIMACY AND THE VIOLENCE OF POLITICS: Understanding the War on Drugs in Bagong Silang, Philippines | By Steffen Bo Jensen and Karl Hapal
Tom Smith | March 28, 2023
Tom Smith | March 28, 2023
NARRATING DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR: The Struggle between Activists, Democratic Leaders and Aid Workers | By Tamas WellsNARRATING DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR: The Struggle between Activists, Democratic Leaders and Aid Workers | By Tamas Wells
Renaud Egreteau | March 28, 2023
Renaud Egreteau | March 28, 2023
NUMBER ONE REALIST: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare | By Nathaniel L. MoirNUMBER ONE REALIST: Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare | By Nathaniel L. Moir
Eddie Lim | March 28, 2023
Eddie Lim | March 28, 2023
PRACTICING PEACE: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America | By Aarie GlasPRACTICING PEACE: Conflict Management in Southeast Asia and South America | By Aarie Glas
Florian Weigand | March 28, 2023
Florian Weigand | March 28, 2023
PATHWAYS FOR IRREGULAR FORCES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Mitigating Violence with Non-State Armed Groups | Edited by Atsushi Yasutomi, Rosalie Arcala Hall, Saya KibaPATHWAYS FOR IRREGULAR FORCES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Mitigating Violence with Non-State Armed Groups | Edited by Atsushi Yasutomi, Rosalie Arcala Hall, Saya Kiba
Jemma Purdey | March 28, 2023
Jemma Purdey | March 28, 2023
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
IGNORED HISTORIES: The Politics of History Education and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and Kanaky/New Caledonia | By Angélique StastnyIGNORED HISTORIES: The Politics of History Education and Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and Kanaky/New Caledonia | By Angélique Stastny
Marta Gentilucci | August 3, 2023
Marta Gentilucci | August 3, 2023
CAPITAL AND INEQUALITY IN RURAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Edited by Bettina Beer and Tobias SchwoererCAPITAL AND INEQUALITY IN RURAL PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Edited by Bettina Beer and Tobias Schwoerer
Naomi M. McPherson | August 2, 2023
Naomi M. McPherson | August 2, 2023
TIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John RichensTIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John Richens
Hermann Mückler | March 28, 2023
Hermann Mückler | March 28, 2023
WIVES AND WANDERERS IN A NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS SOCIETY: Women’s Lives in the Wahgi Valley | By Marie Olive ReayWIVES AND WANDERERS IN A NEW GUINEA HIGHLANDS SOCIETY: Women’s Lives in the Wahgi Valley | By Marie Olive Reay
Michael O’Hanlon | March 28, 2023
Michael O’Hanlon | March 28, 2023
LIKE FIRE: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia | By Theodore Schwartz and Michael French SmithLIKE FIRE: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia | By Theodore Schwartz and Michael French Smith
Jaap Timmer | March 28, 2023
Jaap Timmer | March 28, 2023
THE GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION REGIME: The Case of Papua New Guinea | By Hannah HarrisTHE GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION REGIME: The Case of Papua New Guinea | By Hannah Harris
Rodolfo Maggio | March 28, 2023
Rodolfo Maggio | March 28, 2023
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Government, Economy and Society | Edited by Stephen Howes and Lekshmi N. PillaiPAPUA NEW GUINEA: Government, Economy and Society | Edited by Stephen Howes and Lekshmi N. Pillai
Penelope Schoeffel | March 28, 2023
Penelope Schoeffel | March 28, 2023
FIRE ON THE ISLAND: Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu | By Tom BratrudFIRE ON THE ISLAND: Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu | By Tom Bratrud
John Barker | March 28, 2023
John Barker | March 28, 2023
DECOLONIZING RESEARCH: Indigenous Storywork as Methodology | Edited by Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Jenny Bol Lee-Morgan, and Jason de Santolo, with a foreword by Linda Tuhiwai SmithDECOLONIZING RESEARCH: Indigenous Storywork as Methodology | Edited by Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Jenny Bol Lee-Morgan, and Jason de Santolo, with a foreword by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Ashley Meredith | March 28, 2023
Ashley Meredith | March 28, 2023
MOBILISING THE MASSES: Populist Conservative Movements in Australia and New Zealand During the Great Depression | By Matthew CunninghamMOBILISING THE MASSES: Populist Conservative Movements in Australia and New Zealand During the Great Depression | By Matthew Cunningham
Liz Ward | March 28, 2023
Liz Ward | March 28, 2023
GREAT POWER COMPETITION AND ORDER BUILDING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: Towards a New Indo-Pacific Equilibrium | By Frederick KliemGREAT POWER COMPETITION AND ORDER BUILDING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: Towards a New Indo-Pacific Equilibrium | By Frederick Kliem
David Brewster | March 28, 2023
David Brewster | March 28, 2023