June 2022
Controlling the Opposition Abroad: Cambodia’s Extraterritorial Activities in Long Beach, California
Controlling the Opposition Abroad: Cambodia’s Extraterritorial Activities in Long Beach, California
Susan Needham and Schroedel Grubb
Susan Needham and Schroedel Grubb
The Art of Thai Diplomacy: Parables of Alliance
The Art of Thai Diplomacy: Parables of Alliance
Ryan Ashley and Apichai W. Shipper
Ryan Ashley and Apichai W. Shipper
Perspectives
The 2022 South Korean Presidential Election and the Gender Divide among the Youth
The 2022 South Korean Presidential Election and the Gender Divide among the Youth
Hannah June Kim and Chungjae Lee
Hannah June Kim and Chungjae Lee
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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
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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
BEYOND PAN-ASIANISM: Connecting China and India, 1840s–1960s | Edited by Tansen Sen and Brian TsuiBEYOND PAN-ASIANISM: Connecting China and India, 1840s–1960s | Edited by Tansen Sen and Brian Tsui
Lorenz M. Lüthi | March 17, 2022
Lorenz M. Lüthi | March 17, 2022
BUDDHIST TOURISM IN ASIA | Edited by Courtney Bruntz and Brooke SchedneckBUDDHIST TOURISM IN ASIA | Edited by Courtney Bruntz and Brooke Schedneck
Can-Seng Ooi | March 17, 2022
Can-Seng Ooi | March 17, 2022
WHERE GREAT POWERS MEET: America and China in Southeast Asia | By David ShambaughWHERE GREAT POWERS MEET: America and China in Southeast Asia | By David Shambaugh
David Bachman | March 17, 2022
David Bachman | March 17, 2022
THE NICHE DIPLOMACY OF ASIAN MIDDLE POWERS | Edited by Brendan M. HoweTHE NICHE DIPLOMACY OF ASIAN MIDDLE POWERS | Edited by Brendan M. Howe
Ralf Emmers | March 17, 2022
Ralf Emmers | March 17, 2022
MARITIME ASIA VS. CONTINENTAL ASIA: National Strategies in a Region of Change | By Shiraishi TakashiMARITIME ASIA VS. CONTINENTAL ASIA: National Strategies in a Region of Change | By Shiraishi Takashi
Yoichiro Sato | March 17, 2022
Yoichiro Sato | March 17, 2022
China & Inner Asia
POLITICS AND CULTURAL NATIVISM IN 1970s TAIWAN: Youth, Narrative, Nationalism | By A-chin HsiauPOLITICS AND CULTURAL NATIVISM IN 1970s TAIWAN: Youth, Narrative, Nationalism | By A-chin Hsiau
Jonathan Brasnett | March 17, 2022
Jonathan Brasnett | March 17, 2022
MACAU 20 YEARS AFTER THE HANDOVER: Changes and Challenges under “One Country, Two Systems” | Edited by Meng U IeongMACAU 20 YEARS AFTER THE HANDOVER: Changes and Challenges under “One Country, Two Systems” | Edited by Meng U Ieong
Jason Buhi | March 17, 2022
Jason Buhi | March 17, 2022
ISOLATING THE ENEMY: Diplomatic Strategy in China and the United States, 1953–1956 | By Tao WangISOLATING THE ENEMY: Diplomatic Strategy in China and the United States, 1953–1956 | By Tao Wang
Timothy R. Heath | March 17, 2022
Timothy R. Heath | March 17, 2022
JUNE FOURTH: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 | By Jeremy BrownJUNE FOURTH: The Tiananmen Protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 | By Jeremy Brown
Gina Anne Tam | March 17, 2022
Gina Anne Tam | March 17, 2022
THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN MAINLAND CHINA, TAIWAN AND HONG KONG: Sharp Power and its Discontents | By Andreas FuldaTHE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN MAINLAND CHINA, TAIWAN AND HONG KONG: Sharp Power and its Discontents | By Andreas Fulda
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao | March 17, 2022
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao | March 17, 2022
ZONING CHINA: Online Video, Popular Culture, and the State | By Luzhou LiZONING CHINA: Online Video, Popular Culture, and the State | By Luzhou Li
Sheng Zou | March 17, 2022
Sheng Zou | March 17, 2022
BUDDHISM AFTER MAO: Negotiations, Continuities, and Reinventions | Edited by Ji Zhe, Gareth Fisher, and André LalibertéBUDDHISM AFTER MAO: Negotiations, Continuities, and Reinventions | Edited by Ji Zhe, Gareth Fisher, and André Laliberté
C. Julia Huang | March 17, 2022
C. Julia Huang | March 17, 2022
CENTRAL ASIA: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present | By Adeeb KhalidCENTRAL ASIA: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present | By Adeeb Khalid
Richard Belsky | March 17, 2022
Richard Belsky | March 17, 2022
CHINA’S ENERGY SECURITY AND RELATIONS WITH PETROSTATES: Oil as an Idea | By Anna KutelevaCHINA’S ENERGY SECURITY AND RELATIONS WITH PETROSTATES: Oil as an Idea | By Anna Kuteleva
Weiling Huang and Xiufeng Zhao | March 17, 2022
Weiling Huang and Xiufeng Zhao | March 17, 2022
Northeast Asia
NORTH KOREA AND THE GEOPOLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | By Kevin Gray and Jong-Woon LeeNORTH KOREA AND THE GEOPOLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | By Kevin Gray and Jong-Woon Lee
Rüdiger Frank | March 17, 2022
Rüdiger Frank | March 17, 2022
GUNS, GUERILLAS, AND THE GREAT LEADER: North Korea and the Third World | By Benjamin R. YoungGUNS, GUERILLAS, AND THE GREAT LEADER: North Korea and the Third World | By Benjamin R. Young
Balázs Szalontai | March 17, 2022
Balázs Szalontai | March 17, 2022
SOUTH KOREA’S WEBTOONIVERSE AND THE DIGITAL COMIC REVOLUTION | By Brian Yecies and Ae-Gyung ShimSOUTH KOREA’S WEBTOONIVERSE AND THE DIGITAL COMIC REVOLUTION | By Brian Yecies and Ae-Gyung Shim
Ji Hyeon Kim | March 17, 2022
Ji Hyeon Kim | March 17, 2022
RIGHTS CLAIMING IN SOUTH KOREA | Edited by Celeste L. Arrington and Patricia GoeddeRIGHTS CLAIMING IN SOUTH KOREA | Edited by Celeste L. Arrington and Patricia Goedde
Todd A. Henry | March 17, 2022
Todd A. Henry | March 17, 2022
TRANSNATIONAL HALLYU: The Globalization of Korean Digital and Popular Culture | By Dal Yong Jin, Kyong Yoon, and Wonjung MinTRANSNATIONAL HALLYU: The Globalization of Korean Digital and Popular Culture | By Dal Yong Jin, Kyong Yoon, and Wonjung Min
Irina Lyan | March 17, 2022
Irina Lyan | March 17, 2022
FUTURE YET TO COME: Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Modern Korea | Edited by Sonja M. Kim and Robert Ji-Song KuFUTURE YET TO COME: Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Modern Korea | Edited by Sonja M. Kim and Robert Ji-Song Ku
Robert Oppenheim | March 17, 2022
Robert Oppenheim | March 17, 2022
THE KOREAS: The Birth of Two Nations Divided | By Theodore Jun YooTHE KOREAS: The Birth of Two Nations Divided | By Theodore Jun Yoo
Avram Agov | March 17, 2022
Avram Agov | March 17, 2022
MOBILIZING JAPANESE YOUTH: The Cold War and the Making of the Sixties Generation | By Christopher GerteisMOBILIZING JAPANESE YOUTH: The Cold War and the Making of the Sixties Generation | By Christopher Gerteis
Robin O’Day | March 17, 2022
Robin O’Day | March 17, 2022
LIVING TRANSNATIONALLY BETWEEN JAPAN AND BRAZIL: Routes Beyond Roots | By Sarah A. LeBaron von BaeyerLIVING TRANSNATIONALLY BETWEEN JAPAN AND BRAZIL: Routes Beyond Roots | By Sarah A. LeBaron von Baeyer
Naoto Higuchi | March 17, 2022
Naoto Higuchi | March 17, 2022
REVOLUTION GOES EAST: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism | By Tatiana LinkhoevaREVOLUTION GOES EAST: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism | By Tatiana Linkhoeva
Igor Saveliev | March 17, 2022
Igor Saveliev | March 17, 2022
JESUS LOVES JAPAN: Return Migration and Global Pentecostalism in a Brazilian Diaspora | By Suma IkeuchiJESUS LOVES JAPAN: Return Migration and Global Pentecostalism in a Brazilian Diaspora | By Suma Ikeuchi
Takeyuki Tsuda | March 17, 2022
Takeyuki Tsuda | March 17, 2022
JAPAN’S AGING PEACE: Pacifism and Militarism in the Twenty-first Century | By Tom Phuong LeJAPAN’S AGING PEACE: Pacifism and Militarism in the Twenty-first Century | By Tom Phuong Le
Carl Gabrielson | March 17, 2022
Carl Gabrielson | March 17, 2022
South Asia & the Himalayas
SIKH NATIONALISM: From a Dominant Minority to an Ethno-Religious Diaspora | By Gurharpal Singh and Giorgio ShaniSIKH NATIONALISM: From a Dominant Minority to an Ethno-Religious Diaspora | By Gurharpal Singh and Giorgio Shani
Jugdep Singh Chima | March 17, 2022
Jugdep Singh Chima | March 17, 2022
DYING TO SERVE: Militarism, Affect, and the Politics of Sacrifice in the Pakistan Army | By Maria RashidDYING TO SERVE: Militarism, Affect, and the Politics of Sacrifice in the Pakistan Army | By Maria Rashid
C. Christine Fair | March 17, 2022
C. Christine Fair | March 17, 2022
Southeast Asia
MORNING STAR RISING: The Politics of Decolonization in West Papua | By Camellia Webb-GannonMORNING STAR RISING: The Politics of Decolonization in West Papua | By Camellia Webb-Gannon
Sjoerd R. Jaarsma | March 17, 2022
Sjoerd R. Jaarsma | March 17, 2022
THE DEAD AS ANCESTORS, MARTYRS, AND HEROES IN TIMOR-LESTE | Edited by Lia Kent and Rui Graça FeijóTHE DEAD AS ANCESTORS, MARTYRS, AND HEROES IN TIMOR-LESTE | Edited by Lia Kent and Rui Graça Feijó
Geoffrey C. Gunn | March 17, 2022
Geoffrey C. Gunn | March 17, 2022
GENRE PUBLICS: Popular Music, Technologies, and Class in Indonesia | By Emma BaulchGENRE PUBLICS: Popular Music, Technologies, and Class in Indonesia | By Emma Baulch
Christina Sunardi | March 17, 2022
Christina Sunardi | March 17, 2022
THE PATCH-WORK CITY: Class, Space, + Politics in Metro Manila | By Marco Z. GarridoTHE PATCH-WORK CITY: Class, Space, + Politics in Metro Manila | By Marco Z. Garrido
Leonora C. Angeles | March 17, 2022
Leonora C. Angeles | March 17, 2022
THE BURMESE LABYRINTH: A History of the Rohingya Tragedy | By Carlos Sardiña GalacheTHE BURMESE LABYRINTH: A History of the Rohingya Tragedy | By Carlos Sardiña Galache
Elliott Prasse-Freeman | March 17, 2022
Elliott Prasse-Freeman | March 17, 2022
EMPIRE’S MISTRESS: Starring Isabel Rosaria Cooper | By Vernadette Vicuña GonzalezEMPIRE’S MISTRESS: Starring Isabel Rosaria Cooper | By Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez
Delia Malia Konzett | March 17, 2022
Delia Malia Konzett | March 17, 2022
SHAPING THE FUTURES OF WORK: Proactive Governance and Millennials | By Nilanjan RaghunathSHAPING THE FUTURES OF WORK: Proactive Governance and Millennials | By Nilanjan Raghunath
Stephen J. McGurk | March 17, 2022
Stephen J. McGurk | March 17, 2022
DEMOCRACY AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: From Secessionist Mobilization to Conflict Resolution | By Jacques BertrandDEMOCRACY AND NATIONALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: From Secessionist Mobilization to Conflict Resolution | By Jacques Bertrand
Shane Joshua Barter | March 17, 2022
Shane Joshua Barter | March 17, 2022
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
TULAGI: Pacific Outpost of British Empire | By Clive MooreTULAGI: Pacific Outpost of British Empire | By Clive Moore
Michael Horowitz | March 17, 2022
Michael Horowitz | March 17, 2022
SALVATION IN MELANESIA: Becoming a New Person in Churches in Fiji and Papua New Guinea | By Michael PressSALVATION IN MELANESIA: Becoming a New Person in Churches in Fiji and Papua New Guinea | By Michael Press
Jaap Timmer | March 17, 2022
Jaap Timmer | March 17, 2022
CHRISTIANITY IN OCEANIA | Edited by Kenneth R. Ross, Katalina Tahaafe-Williams, and Todd M. JohnsonCHRISTIANITY IN OCEANIA | Edited by Kenneth R. Ross, Katalina Tahaafe-Williams, and Todd M. Johnson
John Barker | March 17, 2022
John Barker | March 17, 2022
THE ABSENT PRESENCE OF THE STATE IN LARGE-SCALE RESOURCE EXTRACTION PROJECTS | Edited by Nicholas Bainton and Emilia E. SkrzypekTHE ABSENT PRESENCE OF THE STATE IN LARGE-SCALE RESOURCE EXTRACTION PROJECTS | Edited by Nicholas Bainton and Emilia E. Skrzypek
Marta Gentilucci | March 17, 2022
Marta Gentilucci | March 17, 2022