Pacific Affairs

Forthcoming Issue

June 2019

Articles

Proud to be Thai: The Puzzling Absence of Ethnicity-Based Political Cleavages in Northeastern Thailand

Proud to be Thai: The Puzzling Absence of Ethnicity-Based Political Cleavages in Northeastern Thailand
Jacob I. Ricks

The Dream of ASEAN Connectivity: Imagining Infrastructure in Southeast Asia

The Dream of ASEAN Connectivity: Imagining Infrastructure in Southeast Asia
Anna Fünfgeld

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Film Reviews

WHITE SUN = SETO SURYA | Written and directed by Deepak Rauniyar; editor, David Barker WHITE SUN = SETO SURYA | Written and directed by Deepak Rauniyar; editor, David Barker
Mark Turin

GOODBYE MY LOVE, NORTH KOREA = GUTBAI MAI LEOBEU NK | Directed by Soyoung Kim and produced by Jinseok Kang GOODBYE MY LOVE, NORTH KOREA = GUTBAI MAI LEOBEU NK | Directed by Soyoung Kim and produced by Jinseok Kang
Se Young Kim

Book Reviews

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

Asia General

THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SPORT: Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics | By Niko Besnier, Susan Brownell, and Thomas F. Carter THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SPORT: Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics | By Niko Besnier, Susan Brownell, and Thomas F. Carter
Jeremy MacClancy

MEMORY, IDENTITY, AND COMMEMORATIONS OF WORLD WAR II: Anniversary Politics in Asia Pacific | Edited by Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki. Foreword by Akira Iriye MEMORY, IDENTITY, AND COMMEMORATIONS OF WORLD WAR II: Anniversary Politics in Asia Pacific | Edited by Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki. Foreword by Akira Iriye
Chiho Sawada

ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF ASIAN BORDERLAND | Edited by Alexander Horstmann, Martin Saxer, and Alessandro Rippa ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF ASIAN BORDERLAND | Edited by Alexander Horstmann, Martin Saxer, and Alessandro Rippa
Dallen J. Timothy

China & Inner Asia

THE RETURN OF BIPOLARITY IN WORLD POLITICS: China, the United States, and Geostructural Realism | By Øystein Tunsjø THE RETURN OF BIPOLARITY IN WORLD POLITICS: China, the United States, and Geostructural Realism | By Øystein Tunsjø
Yong Deng

RED SWAN: How Unorthodox Policy-Making Facilitated China’s Rise | By Sebastian Heilmann RED SWAN: How Unorthodox Policy-Making Facilitated China’s Rise | By Sebastian Heilmann
Kenneth W. Foster

THE GREAT HAN: Race, Nationalism, and Tradition in China Today | By Kevin Carrico & THE HAN: China’s Diverse Majority | By Agnieszka Joniak-Luthi THE GREAT HAN: Race, Nationalism, and Tradition in China Today | By Kevin Carrico & THE HAN: China’s Diverse Majority | By Agnieszka Joniak-Luthi
Elena Barabantseva

EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN POST-MAO CHINA | By Edward Vickers and Zeng Xiaodong EDUCATION AND SOCIETY IN POST-MAO CHINA | By Edward Vickers and Zeng Xiaodong
William Jankowiak

GINSENG AND BORDERLAND: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Chosŏn Korea, 1636–1912 | By Seonmin Kim GINSENG AND BORDERLAND: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Chosŏn Korea, 1636–1912 | By Seonmin Kim
Michael Kim

CHOOSING DAUGHTERS: Family Change in Rural China | By Lihong Shi CHOOSING DAUGHTERS: Family Change in Rural China | By Lihong Shi
Yinni Peng

US-CHINA RELATIONS: Perilous Past, Uncertain Present | By Robert G. Sutter US-CHINA RELATIONS: Perilous Past, Uncertain Present | By Robert G. Sutter
Zhiqun Zhu

CHINA AND TRANSBOUNDARY WATER POLITICS IN ASIA | Edited by Hongzhou Zhang and Mingjiang Li CHINA AND TRANSBOUNDARY WATER POLITICS IN ASIA | Edited by Hongzhou Zhang and Mingjiang Li
David Pietz

CHINESE FANS OF JAPANESE AND KOREAN POP CULTURE: Nationalistic Narratives and International Fandom | By Lu Chen CHINESE FANS OF JAPANESE AND KOREAN POP CULTURE: Nationalistic Narratives and International Fandom | By Lu Chen
Hui Faye Xiao

Northeast Asia

LEADER SYMBOLS AND PERSONALITY CULT IN NORTH KOREA: The leader state | By Jae-Cheon Lim LEADER SYMBOLS AND PERSONALITY CULT IN NORTH KOREA: The leader state | By Jae-Cheon Lim
Avram Agov

BUNRETSU TO TŌGŌ NO NIHON SEIJI [PARTY SYSTEM INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN JAPAN]: Tōchi Kikō Kaikaku to Seitō Shisutemu no Hen’yō [Between Fragmentation and Integration] | By Sunahara Yōsuke BUNRETSU TO TŌGŌ NO NIHON SEIJI [PARTY SYSTEM INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN JAPAN]: Tōchi Kikō Kaikaku to Seitō Shisutemu no Hen’yō [Between Fragmentation and Integration] | By Sunahara Yōsuke
Kenya Amano

UNVEILING THE NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY: Collapse and Transition | By Byung-Yeon Kim UNVEILING THE NORTH KOREAN ECONOMY: Collapse and Transition | By Byung-Yeon Kim
Rudiger Frank

P’UNGSU: A Study of Geomancy in Korea | Edited by Hong-key Yoon P’UNGSU: A Study of Geomancy in Korea | Edited by Hong-key Yoon
Laurel Kendall

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN KOREA: Its Evolution and Challenges | Edited by Keun Namkoong, Kyung-ho Cho, and Sangmook Kim PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN KOREA: Its Evolution and Challenges | Edited by Keun Namkoong, Kyung-ho Cho, and Sangmook Kim
Thomas Richard Klassen

ONE KOREA: Visions of Korean unification | Edited by Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo ONE KOREA: Visions of Korean unification | Edited by Tae-Hwan Kwak and Seung-Ho Joo
Yangmo Ku

FROM MIRACLE TO MIRAGE: The Making and Unmaking of the Korean Middle Class, 1960–2015 | By Myungji Yang FROM MIRACLE TO MIRAGE: The Making and Unmaking of the Korean Middle Class, 1960–2015 | By Myungji Yang
Paul Kuznets

DESTINY: The Secret Operations of the Yodogō Exiles | By Kōji Takazawa DESTINY: The Secret Operations of the Yodogō Exiles | By Kōji Takazawa
Scott North

SMARTLAND KOREA: Mobile Communication, Culture, and Society | By Dal Yong Jin SMARTLAND KOREA: Mobile Communication, Culture, and Society | By Dal Yong Jin
Hyeryoung Ok

THE DISPLACEMENT OF BORDERS AMONG RUSSIAN KOREANS IN NORTHEAST ASIA | By Hyun Gwi Park THE DISPLACEMENT OF BORDERS AMONG RUSSIAN KOREANS IN NORTHEAST ASIA | By Hyun Gwi Park
Sarah C.M. Paine

HONORED AND DISHONORED GUESTS: Westerners in Wartime Japan | By W. Puck Brecher HONORED AND DISHONORED GUESTS: Westerners in Wartime Japan | By W. Puck Brecher
Dayna Barnes

AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE MACHINE: Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network | By Michael Fisch AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE MACHINE: Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network | By Michael Fisch
John Calimente

THE STRANGE CHILD: Education and the Psychology of Patriotism in Recessionary Japan | By Andrea Gevurtz Arai THE STRANGE CHILD: Education and the Psychology of Patriotism in Recessionary Japan | By Andrea Gevurtz Arai
June A. Gordon

DIASPORA AND IDENTITY: Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan | By Mieko Nishida DIASPORA AND IDENTITY: Japanese Brazilians in Brazil and Japan | By Mieko Nishida
Naoto Higuchi

TRANSGRESSION IN KOREA: Beyond Resistance and Control | Edited by Juhn Y. Ahn TRANSGRESSION IN KOREA: Beyond Resistance and Control | Edited by Juhn Y. Ahn
Su-Kyoung Hwang

THE ANIME BOOM IN THE UNITED STATES: Lessons for Global Creative Industries | By Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim Otmazgin THE ANIME BOOM IN THE UNITED STATES: Lessons for Global Creative Industries | By Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim Otmazgin
Kathryn Hemmann

GOODBYE MY LOVE, NORTH KOREA = GUTBAI MAI LEOBEU NK | Directed by Soyoung Kim and produced by Jinseok Kang GOODBYE MY LOVE, NORTH KOREA = GUTBAI MAI LEOBEU NK | Directed by Soyoung Kim and produced by Jinseok Kang
Se Young Kim

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH KOREA-UNITED STATES ALLIANCE | By Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH KOREA-UNITED STATES ALLIANCE | By Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig
Jinwung Kim

JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR UMBRELLA: Deterrence After the Cold War | By Terence Roehrig JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, AND THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR UMBRELLA: Deterrence After the Cold War | By Terence Roehrig
Alexander Lanoszka

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE: The Cultural Lives of Cameras and Consumers in Early Twentieth-Century Japan | By Kerry Ross PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE: The Cultural Lives of Cameras and Consumers in Early Twentieth-Century Japan | By Kerry Ross
Kari Shepherdson-Scott

JAPAN’S QUEST FOR STABILITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Navigating the Turning Points in Postwar Asia | By Taizo Miyagi; translated from the Japanese by Hanabusa Midori JAPAN’S QUEST FOR STABILITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: Navigating the Turning Points in Postwar Asia | By Taizo Miyagi; translated from the Japanese by Hanabusa Midori
Apichai W. Shipper

NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS: Activists and Networks | Edited by Andrew Yeo and Danielle Chubb; with a Foreword by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS: Activists and Networks | Edited by Andrew Yeo and Danielle Chubb; with a Foreword by The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
Joseph Yi and Wondong Lee

SOUTH KOREA AT THE CROSSROADS: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers | By Scott A. Snyder SOUTH KOREA AT THE CROSSROADS: Autonomy and Alliance in an Era of Rival Powers | By Scott A. Snyder
Youngjun Kim

South Asia & the Himalayas

THE GENDERED PROLETARIAT: Sex Work, Workers’ Movement, and Agency | By Swati Ghosh THE GENDERED PROLETARIAT: Sex Work, Workers’ Movement, and Agency | By Swati Ghosh
Simanti Dasgupta

SUBJECTS OF MODERNITY: Time-space, disciplines, margins | By Saurabh Dube SUBJECTS OF MODERNITY: Time-space, disciplines, margins | By Saurabh Dube
Vanlal Hmangaiha

HOW INDIA BECAME DEMOCRATIC: Citizenship and the Making of the Universal Franchise | By Ornit Shani HOW INDIA BECAME DEMOCRATIC: Citizenship and the Making of the Universal Franchise | By Ornit Shani
Gilles Verniers

DALITS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN INDIA | By Chinnaiah Jangam DALITS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN INDIA | By Chinnaiah Jangam
Vivek Kumar

FAR OUT: Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist Encounter in Nepal | By Mark Liechty FAR OUT: Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist Encounter in Nepal | By Mark Liechty
Sanjog Rupakheti

THE HIMALAYAS AND INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS | By Devendra Nath Panigrahi THE HIMALAYAS AND INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS | By Devendra Nath Panigrahi
Prashant Kumar Singh

THE COW IN THE ELEVATOR: An Anthropology of Wonder | By Tulasi Srinivas THE COW IN THE ELEVATOR: An Anthropology of Wonder | By Tulasi Srinivas
Andrew C. Willford

THE PATIENT MULTIPLE: An Ethnography of Healthcare and Decision-Making in Bhutan | By Jonathan Taee THE PATIENT MULTIPLE: An Ethnography of Healthcare and Decision-Making in Bhutan | By Jonathan Taee
John Barker

EVERYDAY SUSTAINABILITY: Gender Justice and Fair Trade Tea in Darjeeling |By Debarati Sen EVERYDAY SUSTAINABILITY: Gender Justice and Fair Trade Tea in Darjeeling |By Debarati Sen
Mythri Jegathesan

Southeast Asia

BECOMING BETTER MUSLIMS: Religious Authority and Ethical Improvement in Aceh, Indonesia | By David Kloos BECOMING BETTER MUSLIMS: Religious Authority and Ethical Improvement in Aceh, Indonesia | By David Kloos
Etin Anwar

LIVING WITH MYTHS IN SINGAPORE | Edited by Loh Kah Seng, Thum Ping Tjin, and Jack Meng-Tat Chia LIVING WITH MYTHS IN SINGAPORE | Edited by Loh Kah Seng, Thum Ping Tjin, and Jack Meng-Tat Chia
Elvin Ong

PARTICIPATION WITHOUT DEMOCRACY: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia | By Garry Rodan PARTICIPATION WITHOUT DEMOCRACY: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia | By Garry Rodan
Kai Ostwald

THE INDONESIAN WAY: ASEAN, Europeanization, and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy | By Jürgen Rüland THE INDONESIAN WAY: ASEAN, Europeanization, and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy | By Jürgen Rüland
Stéphanie Martel

BEYOND DECENT WORK: The Cultural Political Economy of Labour Struggles in Indonesia | By Felix Hauf BEYOND DECENT WORK: The Cultural Political Economy of Labour Struggles in Indonesia | By Felix Hauf
Kilim Park

POLITICS AND CONSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Marco Bünte and Björn Dressel POLITICS AND CONSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Marco Bünte and Björn Dressel
Mark Tushnet

TAMING BABEL: Language in the Making of Malaysia | By Rachel Leow TAMING BABEL: Language in the Making of Malaysia | By Rachel Leow
Amy H. Liu

SALVAGE: Cultural Resilience among the Jorai of Northeast Cambodia | By Krisna Uk SALVAGE: Cultural Resilience among the Jorai of Northeast Cambodia | By Krisna Uk
Frank Proschan

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

EMERGENT MASCULINITIES IN THE PACIFIC | Edited by Aletta Biersack and Martha Macintyre EMERGENT MASCULINITIES IN THE PACIFIC | Edited by Aletta Biersack and Martha Macintyre
Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh

MIXED RACE IDENTITIES IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS | Edited by Kirsten McGavin and Farida Fozdar MIXED RACE IDENTITIES IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS | Edited by Kirsten McGavin and Farida Fozdar
Tui Nicola Clery

CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE PACIFIC: Revisiting the Region | Edited by John Connell and Helen Lee CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN THE PACIFIC: Revisiting the Region | Edited by John Connell and Helen Lee
Ashley Meredith

ON THE ROAD OF THE WINDS: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contact | By Patrick Vinton Kirch ON THE ROAD OF THE WINDS: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contact | By Patrick Vinton Kirch
Glenn Petersen