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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.


Book Reviews


Northeast Asia

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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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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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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