June 2021
SPECIAL ISSUE
Suspension: Complexed Developments and Hypermobility In and From China
Guest Editor: Biao Xiang
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Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands
Asia General
SECULARISM, DECOLONISATION, AND THE COLD WAR IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | By Clemens SixSECULARISM, DECOLONISATION, AND THE COLD WAR IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA | By Clemens Six
Geoffrey C. Stewart | April 9, 2021
Geoffrey C. Stewart | April 9, 2021
THIRSTY CITIES: Social Contracts and Public Goods Provision in China and India | By Selina HoTHIRSTY CITIES: Social Contracts and Public Goods Provision in China and India | By Selina Ho
Calvin Chen | April 9, 2021
Calvin Chen | April 9, 2021
ANTI-JAPAN: The Politics of Sentiment in Postcolonial East Asia | By Leo T.S. ChingANTI-JAPAN: The Politics of Sentiment in Postcolonial East Asia | By Leo T.S. Ching
Caroline Rose | March 23, 2021
Caroline Rose | March 23, 2021
SMART CITIES IN ASIA: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity | Edited by Yu-Min Joo and Teck-Boon TanSMART CITIES IN ASIA: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity | Edited by Yu-Min Joo and Teck-Boon Tan
Christian Dimmer | March 23, 2021
Christian Dimmer | March 23, 2021
ASIA’S REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: Alliances and Institutions in the Pacific Century | By Andrew YeoASIA’S REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE: Alliances and Institutions in the Pacific Century | By Andrew Yeo
Thomas Wilkins | February 12, 2021
Thomas Wilkins | February 12, 2021
ASIA INSIDE OUT: Itinerant People | Edited by Eric Tagliacozzo, Helen F. Siu, and Peter C. PerdueASIA INSIDE OUT: Itinerant People | Edited by Eric Tagliacozzo, Helen F. Siu, and Peter C. Perdue
Caren Freeman | February 12, 2021
Caren Freeman | February 12, 2021
China & Inner Asia
THE CHINA-INDIA RIVALRY IN THE GLOBALIZATION ERA | Edited by T. V. PaulTHE CHINA-INDIA RIVALRY IN THE GLOBALIZATION ERA | Edited by T. V. Paul
Chris Ogden | April 9, 2021
Chris Ogden | April 9, 2021
RELIGION IN CHINA. China Today | By Adam Yuet ChauRELIGION IN CHINA. China Today | By Adam Yuet Chau
Kim-kwong Chan | April 9, 2021
Kim-kwong Chan | April 9, 2021
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution | By Yang Jisheng; translated from the Chinese and edited by Stacy Mosher and Guo JianTHE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution | By Yang Jisheng; translated from the Chinese and edited by Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian
Norbert Francis | March 23, 2021
Norbert Francis | March 23, 2021
THE THIRD REVOLUTION: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State | By Elizabeth C. EconomyTHE THIRD REVOLUTION: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State | By Elizabeth C. Economy
Tian He | March 23, 2021
Tian He | March 23, 2021
FATEFUL DECISIONS: Choices That Will Shape China’s Future | Edited by Thomas Fingar and Jean C. OiFATEFUL DECISIONS: Choices That Will Shape China’s Future | Edited by Thomas Fingar and Jean C. Oi
Kenneth W. Foster | February 12, 2021
Kenneth W. Foster | February 12, 2021
Northeast Asia
OTAKU AND THE STRUGGLE FOR IMAGINATION IN JAPAN | By Patrick W. GalbraithOTAKU AND THE STRUGGLE FOR IMAGINATION IN JAPAN | By Patrick W. Galbraith
Thomas Looser | April 9, 2021
Thomas Looser | April 9, 2021
URBAN MIGRANTS IN RURAL JAPAN: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society | By Susanne KlienURBAN MIGRANTS IN RURAL JAPAN: Between Agency and Anomie in a Post-growth Society | By Susanne Klien
Jeff Kingston | April 9, 2021
Jeff Kingston | April 9, 2021
THE BUSINESS REINVENTION OF JAPAN: How to Make Sense of the New Japan and Why It Matters | By Ulrike SchaedeTHE BUSINESS REINVENTION OF JAPAN: How to Make Sense of the New Japan and Why It Matters | By Ulrike Schaede
Saadia M. Pekkanen | March 23, 2021
Saadia M. Pekkanen | March 23, 2021
SPECIAL DUTY: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community | By Richard J. SamuelsSPECIAL DUTY: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community | By Richard J. Samuels
Paul Midford | March 23, 2021
Paul Midford | March 23, 2021
REFRAMING DISABILITY IN MANGA | By Yoshiko OkuyamaREFRAMING DISABILITY IN MANGA | By Yoshiko Okuyama
Kathryn Hemmann | March 23, 2021
Kathryn Hemmann | March 23, 2021
INTO THE FIELD: Human Scientists of Transwar Japan | By Miriam Kingsberg KadiaINTO THE FIELD: Human Scientists of Transwar Japan | By Miriam Kingsberg Kadia
Timothy S. George | March 23, 2021
Timothy S. George | March 23, 2021
BEYOND THE GENDER GAP IN JAPAN | Edited by Gill SteelBEYOND THE GENDER GAP IN JAPAN | Edited by Gill Steel
Akiko Yasuike | February 12, 2021
Akiko Yasuike | February 12, 2021
THE ABE DOCTRINE: Japan’s Proactive Pacifism and Security Strategy | By Daisuke Akimoto \\ THE ICONOCLAST: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan | By Tobias S. HarrisTHE ABE DOCTRINE: Japan’s Proactive Pacifism and Security Strategy | By Daisuke Akimoto \\ THE ICONOCLAST: Shinzō Abe and the New Japan | By Tobias S. Harris
Andrew Oros | February 12, 2021
Andrew Oros | February 12, 2021
South Asia & the Himalayas
ANIMAL INTIMACIES: Interspecies Relatedness in India’s Central Himalayas | By Radhika GovindrajanANIMAL INTIMACIES: Interspecies Relatedness in India’s Central Himalayas | By Radhika Govindrajan
Priti Narayan | April 9, 2021
Priti Narayan | April 9, 2021
FICTION AS HISTORY: The Novel and the City in Modern North India | By Vasudha DalmiaFICTION AS HISTORY: The Novel and the City in Modern North India | By Vasudha Dalmia
Chakraverti Mahajan | March 23, 2021
Chakraverti Mahajan | March 23, 2021
ELUSIVE LIVES: Gender, Autobiography, and the Self in Muslim South Asia | By Siobhan Lambert-HurleyELUSIVE LIVES: Gender, Autobiography, and the Self in Muslim South Asia | By Siobhan Lambert-Hurley
Barbara Metcalf | February 12, 2021
Barbara Metcalf | February 12, 2021
Southeast Asia
THIS IS WHAT INEQUALITY LOOKS LIKE | By Teo You YennTHIS IS WHAT INEQUALITY LOOKS LIKE | By Teo You Yenn
Nathan Peng | April 9, 2021
Nathan Peng | April 9, 2021
ALTERNATIVE VOICES IN MUSLIM SOUTHEAST ASIA: Discourse and Struggles | Edited by Norshahril Saat, Azhar IbrahimALTERNATIVE VOICES IN MUSLIM SOUTHEAST ASIA: Discourse and Struggles | Edited by Norshahril Saat, Azhar Ibrahim
Mohamed Salihin Subhan | March 23, 2021
Mohamed Salihin Subhan | March 23, 2021
DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS IN MALAYSIA: Maintaining Authoritarian Party Dominance | By Hidekuni WashidaDISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS IN MALAYSIA: Maintaining Authoritarian Party Dominance | By Hidekuni Washida
Hwok Aun Lee | February 12, 2021
Hwok Aun Lee | February 12, 2021
DEMANDING IMAGES: Democracy, Mediation, and the Image-Event in Indonesia | By Karen Strassler.DEMANDING IMAGES: Democracy, Mediation, and the Image-Event in Indonesia | By Karen Strassler.
Colm Fox | February 12, 2021
Colm Fox | February 12, 2021
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
PEOPLE AND CHANGE IN INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA | Edited by Diane Austin-Broos and Francesca MerlanPEOPLE AND CHANGE IN INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA | Edited by Diane Austin-Broos and Francesca Merlan
Siobhan McDonnell | February 12, 2021
Siobhan McDonnell | February 12, 2021