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Forthcoming Issue

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

Multicultural at the Meso-Level: Governing Diversity within the Family in South Korea

Multicultural at the Meso-Level: Governing Diversity within the Family in South Korea
Darcie Draudt

Perspectives

Mutual Perceptions and China-South Korea Relations: A Comparative Study of the Academic Literature

Mutual Perceptions and China-South Korea Relations: A Comparative Study of the Academic Literature
See-Won Byun

India’s Democracy: The Competitive Authoritarian Propensity?

India’s Democracy: The Competitive Authoritarian Propensity?
Rahul Mukherji and Seyed Hossein Zarhani

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Critical Dialogues

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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

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

DEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana RappoportDEATH OF THE ONE WHO KNOWS | A film by Dana Rappoport
Kathleen M. Adams

CROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay LiemCROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay Liem
Eun Ah Cho

Book Reviews

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

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NEW THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ASIA | Edited by Dimitar D. GueorguievNEW THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN ASIA | Edited by Dimitar D. Gueorguiev
Shaun O’Dwyer | September 25, 2023

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

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

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

China & Inner Asia

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CHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. HuangCHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. Huang
Peter Worthing | September 25, 2023

DISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa MacauleyDISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa Macauley
Ryan Holroyd | September 25, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northeast Asia

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UNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly BuxtonUNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly Buxton
Takeyuki Tsuda | September 25, 2023

BASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun KimBASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun Kim
Steve Rabson | September 25, 2023

CROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay LiemCROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay Liem
Eun Ah Cho | September 25, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

THE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-SupTHE LOGIC OF COMPRESSED MODERNITY | By Chang Kyung-Sup
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

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

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

South Asia & the Himalayas

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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

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

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

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

MUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini BediMUMBAI TAXIMEN: Autobiographies and Automobilities in India | By Tarini Bedi
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

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

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

Southeast Asia

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DIASPORIC COLD WARRIORS: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930–1970s | By Chien-Wen KungDIASPORIC COLD WARRIORS: Nationalist China, Anticommunism, and the Philippine Chinese, 1930–1970s | By Chien-Wen Kung
Justin Wu | September 25, 2023

EXPERIMENTS WITH MARXISM-LENINISM IN COLD WAR SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Matthew Galway and Marc H. OpperEXPERIMENTS WITH MARXISM-LENINISM IN COLD WAR SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Matthew Galway and Marc H. Opper
Zheng Wang | September 25, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

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YOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan CraneyYOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan Craney
Rachel Emerine Hicks | September 25, 2023

THE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas PirsoulTHE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas Pirsoul
Michèle D. Dominy | September 25, 2023

PACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. RefitiPACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. Refiti
Doug Dalton | September 25, 2023

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

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

TIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John RichensTIK MERAUKE: An Epidemic Like No Other | By John Richens
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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