December 2019
Articles
In the Name of the Working Class: Narratives of Labour Activism in Contemporary China
In the Name of the Working Class: Narratives of Labour Activism in Contemporary China
Ivan Franceschini and Christian Sorace
Ivan Franceschini and Christian Sorace
Legal Reform and Struggles against Precarity: The Case of State Workers’ Early Retirement in Vietnam
Perspectives
The Work of Ronald P. Dore and Pacific Affairs
The Work of Ronald P. Dore and Pacific Affairs
Apichai W. Shipper
Apichai W. Shipper
Review Essays
American Grand Strategy in the Indo Pacific: Plus ça change?
American Grand Strategy in the Indo Pacific: Plus ça change?
Thomas S. Wilkins
Thomas S. Wilkins
MORE FORTHCOMING ARTICLES TO BE ANNOUNCED
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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
MAKING WAVES: Traveling Musics in Hawai‘i, Asia, and the Pacific | Edited by Frederick Lau and Christine R. YanoMAKING WAVES: Traveling Musics in Hawai‘i, Asia, and the Pacific | Edited by Frederick Lau and Christine R. Yano
Richard Moyle | August 27, 2019
Richard Moyle | August 27, 2019
THE PACIFIC WAR: Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture | Edited by Christina Twomey and Ernest KohTHE PACIFIC WAR: Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture | Edited by Christina Twomey and Ernest Koh
Chi Man Kwong | August 27, 2019
Chi Man Kwong | August 27, 2019
China & Inner Asia
EMPIRE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE MAKING OF MANCHURIA | Edited by Norman SmithEMPIRE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE MAKING OF MANCHURIA | Edited by Norman Smith
Emily Matson | October 4, 2019
Emily Matson | October 4, 2019
FROM A BRITISH TO A CHINESE COLONY?: Hong Kong before and after the 1997 Handover | Edited by Gary Chi-hung LukFROM A BRITISH TO A CHINESE COLONY?: Hong Kong before and after the 1997 Handover | Edited by Gary Chi-hung Luk
Ray Yep | August 27, 2019
Ray Yep | August 27, 2019
BEYOND REGIMES: China and India Compared | Edited by Prasenjit Duara and Elizabeth J. PerryBEYOND REGIMES: China and India Compared | Edited by Prasenjit Duara and Elizabeth J. Perry
Jonathan Schwartz | August 27, 2019
Jonathan Schwartz | August 27, 2019
EMPIRES OF COAL: Fueling China’s Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860–1920 | By Shellen Xiao WuEMPIRES OF COAL: Fueling China’s Entry into the Modern World Order, 1860–1920 | By Shellen Xiao Wu
Jack Patrick Hayes | August 27, 2019
Jack Patrick Hayes | August 27, 2019
CIVILITY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT: The Experiences of China and Taiwan | By David C. SchakCIVILITY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT: The Experiences of China and Taiwan | By David C. Schak
Melissa J. Brown | August 27, 2019
Melissa J. Brown | August 27, 2019
RESIGNED ACTIVISM: Living with Pollution in Rural China | By Anna Lora-WainwrightRESIGNED ACTIVISM: Living with Pollution in Rural China | By Anna Lora-Wainwright
Kenneth W. Foster | August 27, 2019
Kenneth W. Foster | August 27, 2019
HANDBOOK OF WELFARE IN CHINA | Edited by Beatriz Carrillo, Johanna Hood, and Paul KadetzHANDBOOK OF WELFARE IN CHINA | Edited by Beatriz Carrillo, Johanna Hood, and Paul Kadetz
Aiqun Hu | August 27, 2019
Aiqun Hu | August 27, 2019
Northeast Asia
THE KOREAN WAR IN ASIA: A Hidden History | Edited by Tessa Morris-SuzukiTHE KOREAN WAR IN ASIA: A Hidden History | Edited by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Steven Hugh Lee | October 4, 2019
Steven Hugh Lee | October 4, 2019
IMPERATIVES OF CARE: Women and Medicine in Colonial Korea | By Sonja M. KimIMPERATIVES OF CARE: Women and Medicine in Colonial Korea | By Sonja M. Kim
Jennifer Jung-Kim | October 4, 2019
Jennifer Jung-Kim | October 4, 2019
RE-INVENTING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: Linking Africa to the Korean Development Model | By Jong-Dae ParkRE-INVENTING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: Linking Africa to the Korean Development Model | By Jong-Dae Park
Joonhwa Cho | October 4, 2019
Joonhwa Cho | October 4, 2019
THE ABE ADMINISTRATION AND THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTERIAL EXECUTIVE | By Aurelia George MulganTHE ABE ADMINISTRATION AND THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTERIAL EXECUTIVE | By Aurelia George Mulgan
Leonard Schoppa | August 29, 2019
Leonard Schoppa | August 29, 2019
POP CITY: Korean Popular Culture and the Selling of Place | By Youjeong OhPOP CITY: Korean Popular Culture and the Selling of Place | By Youjeong Oh
Dal Yong Jin | August 27, 2019
Dal Yong Jin | August 27, 2019
CULTURAL POLICY IN SOUTH KOREA: Making a New Patron State | By Hye-Kyung LeeCULTURAL POLICY IN SOUTH KOREA: Making a New Patron State | By Hye-Kyung Lee
Iain Watson | August 27, 2019
Iain Watson | August 27, 2019
THE PERSONALIST ETHIC AND THE RISE OF URBAN KOREA | By Chang Yun-ShikTHE PERSONALIST ETHIC AND THE RISE OF URBAN KOREA | By Chang Yun-Shik
Chul-Kyoo Kim | August 27, 2019
Chul-Kyoo Kim | August 27, 2019
AT THE EDGE OF THE NATION: The Southern Kurils and the Search for Russia’s National Identity | By Paul B. RichardsonAT THE EDGE OF THE NATION: The Southern Kurils and the Search for Russia’s National Identity | By Paul B. Richardson
Igor Saveliev | August 27, 2019
Igor Saveliev | August 27, 2019
WASTE: Consuming Postwar Japan | By Eiko Maruko SinawerWASTE: Consuming Postwar Japan | By Eiko Maruko Sinawer
Mary Alice Haddad | August 27, 2019
Mary Alice Haddad | August 27, 2019
SANITIZED SEX: Regulating Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and Intimacy in Occupied Japan, 1945–1952 | By Robert KrammSANITIZED SEX: Regulating Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and Intimacy in Occupied Japan, 1945–1952 | By Robert Kramm
Tiantian Zheng | August 27, 2019
Tiantian Zheng | August 27, 2019
TRANCULTURAL JUSTICE AT THE TOKYO TRIBUNAL: The Allied Struggle for Justice, 1946–48 | Edited by Kerstin von LingenTRANCULTURAL JUSTICE AT THE TOKYO TRIBUNAL: The Allied Struggle for Justice, 1946–48 | Edited by Kerstin von Lingen
Yuma Totani | August 27, 2019
Yuma Totani | August 27, 2019
THE VIRTUAL NINJA MANIFESTO: Fighting Games, Martial Arts and Gamic Orientalism | By Chris Goto-JonesTHE VIRTUAL NINJA MANIFESTO: Fighting Games, Martial Arts and Gamic Orientalism | By Chris Goto-Jones
Rachael Hutchinson | August 27, 2019
Rachael Hutchinson | August 27, 2019
THE ANIME BOOM IN THE UNITED STATES: Lessons for Global Creative Industries | By Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim OtmazginTHE ANIME BOOM IN THE UNITED STATES: Lessons for Global Creative Industries | By Michal Daliot-Bul and Nissim Otmazgin
Kathryn Hemmann | August 27, 2019
Kathryn Hemmann | August 27, 2019
RETHINKING JAPANESE FEMINISMS | Edited by Julia C. Bullock, Ayako Kano, and James WelkerRETHINKING JAPANESE FEMINISMS | Edited by Julia C. Bullock, Ayako Kano, and James Welker
Sherry L. Martin | August 27, 2019
Sherry L. Martin | August 27, 2019
STRAIGHT KOREAN FEMALE FANS AND THEIR GAY FANTASIES | By Jungmin KwonSTRAIGHT KOREAN FEMALE FANS AND THEIR GAY FANTASIES | By Jungmin Kwon
David C. Oh | August 27, 2019
David C. Oh | August 27, 2019
DRINKING BOMB AND SHOOTING METH: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan | By Jeffrey W. AlexanderDRINKING BOMB AND SHOOTING METH: Alcohol and Drug Use in Japan | By Jeffrey W. Alexander
Paul Christensen | August 27, 2019
Paul Christensen | August 27, 2019
TOP-DOWN DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH KOREA | By Erik MobrandTOP-DOWN DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH KOREA | By Erik Mobrand
Joan E. Cho | August 27, 2019
Joan E. Cho | August 27, 2019
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH KOREA-UNITED STATES ALLIANCE | By Uk Heo and Terence RoehrigTHE EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH KOREA-UNITED STATES ALLIANCE | By Uk Heo and Terence Roehrig
Jinwung Kim | August 4, 2019
Jinwung Kim | August 4, 2019
CULTURES OF YUSIN: South Korea in the 1970s | Edited by Youngju RyuCULTURES OF YUSIN: South Korea in the 1970s | Edited by Youngju Ryu
Tae Yang Kwak | May 28, 2019
Tae Yang Kwak | May 28, 2019
South Asia & the Himalayas
RIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH: The Ganges and India’s Future | By Victor MalletRIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH: The Ganges and India’s Future | By Victor Mallet
Kenneth Bo Nielsen | October 4, 2019
Kenneth Bo Nielsen | October 4, 2019
INDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: What Everyone Needs to Know | By Mira KamdarINDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: What Everyone Needs to Know | By Mira Kamdar
James Manor | October 4, 2019
James Manor | October 4, 2019
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN NEPAL: Interests, Victims and Agency | By Yvette SelimTRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN NEPAL: Interests, Victims and Agency | By Yvette Selim
Chris Crews | October 4, 2019
Chris Crews | October 4, 2019
WHY DEMOCRACY DEEPENS: Political Information and Decentralization in India | By Anoop SadanandanWHY DEMOCRACY DEEPENS: Political Information and Decentralization in India | By Anoop Sadanandan
Ronojoy Sen | August 27, 2019
Ronojoy Sen | August 27, 2019
PANTHERS IN PARLIAMENT: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India | By Hugo GorringePANTHERS IN PARLIAMENT: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India | By Hugo Gorringe
Narendra Subramanian | August 27, 2019
Narendra Subramanian | August 27, 2019
MODI’S FOREIGN POLICY | By Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay and Ashok Kapur.MODI’S FOREIGN POLICY | By Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay and Ashok Kapur.
Eswaran Sridharan | August 27, 2019
Eswaran Sridharan | August 27, 2019
IDEOLOGY AND IDENTITY: The Changing Party Systems of India | By Pradeep K. Chhibber and Rahul VermaIDEOLOGY AND IDENTITY: The Changing Party Systems of India | By Pradeep K. Chhibber and Rahul Verma
Ganeshdatta Poddar | August 27, 2019
Ganeshdatta Poddar | August 27, 2019
Southeast Asia
VIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER DOI MOI | Edited by Le Hong Hiep and Anton TsvetovVIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER DOI MOI | Edited by Le Hong Hiep and Anton Tsvetov
Paul Schuler | October 4, 2019
Paul Schuler | October 4, 2019
LIBERALISM AND THE POSTCOLONY: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines | By Lisandro E. ClaudioLIBERALISM AND THE POSTCOLONY: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines | By Lisandro E. Claudio
Nicole Curato | October 4, 2019
Nicole Curato | October 4, 2019
FIELDWORK IN TIMOR-LESTE: Understanding Social Change through Practice | Edited by Maj Nygaard-Christensen and Angie BexleyFIELDWORK IN TIMOR-LESTE: Understanding Social Change through Practice | Edited by Maj Nygaard-Christensen and Angie Bexley
David Webster | August 27, 2019
David Webster | August 27, 2019
SINGAPORE: Identity, Brand, Power | By Kenneth Paul TanSINGAPORE: Identity, Brand, Power | By Kenneth Paul Tan
Kai Ostwald | August 27, 2019
Kai Ostwald | August 27, 2019
CONSTITUTIONALISM AND LEGAL CHANGE IN MYANMAR | Edited by Andrew Harding with the assistance of Khin Khin Oo CONSTITUTIONALISM AND LEGAL CHANGE IN MYANMAR | Edited by Andrew Harding with the assistance of Khin Khin Oo
Kristina Simion | August 27, 2019
Kristina Simion | August 27, 2019
GOVERNING CAMBODIA’S FORESTS: The International Politics of Policy Reform | By Andrew CockGOVERNING CAMBODIA’S FORESTS: The International Politics of Policy Reform | By Andrew Cock
Sokphea Young | August 27, 2019
Sokphea Young | August 27, 2019
THE CHRONICLE OF A PEOPLE’S WAR: The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979–1991 | By Boraden NhemTHE CHRONICLE OF A PEOPLE’S WAR: The Military and Strategic History of the Cambodian Civil War, 1979–1991 | By Boraden Nhem
Daniel Bultmann | August 27, 2019
Daniel Bultmann | August 27, 2019
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
HOW TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA | By Hugh WhiteHOW TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA | By Hugh White
Randall Doyle | October 4, 2019
Randall Doyle | October 4, 2019
HARVESTS, FEASTS, AND GRAVES: Postcultural Consciousness in Contemporary Papua New Guinea | By Ryan SchramHARVESTS, FEASTS, AND GRAVES: Postcultural Consciousness in Contemporary Papua New Guinea | By Ryan Schram
John Barker | October 4, 2019
John Barker | October 4, 2019
CORAL AND CONCRETE: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll Between Japan, America, and The Marshall Islands | By Greg DvorakCORAL AND CONCRETE: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll Between Japan, America, and The Marshall Islands | By Greg Dvorak
Holly M. Barker | October 4, 2019
Holly M. Barker | October 4, 2019
PARADOXES OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY: Land, Sex, and the Colonial Politics of State Nationalism | By J. Kēhaulani KauanuiPARADOXES OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY: Land, Sex, and the Colonial Politics of State Nationalism | By J. Kēhaulani Kauanui
David Fazzino | August 29, 2019
David Fazzino | August 29, 2019
KAIĀULU: Gathering Tides | By Mehana Blaich VaughanKAIĀULU: Gathering Tides | By Mehana Blaich Vaughan
Charles M. Langlas | August 27, 2019
Charles M. Langlas | August 27, 2019
ISLAND RIVERS: Fresh Water and Place in Oceania | Edited by John R. Wagner and Jerry K. JackaISLAND RIVERS: Fresh Water and Place in Oceania | Edited by John R. Wagner and Jerry K. Jacka
Andy Mills | August 27, 2019
Andy Mills | August 27, 2019
FOUND IN TRANSLATION: Many Meanings on a North Australian Mission | By Laura RademakerFOUND IN TRANSLATION: Many Meanings on a North Australian Mission | By Laura Rademaker
David Troolin | August 27, 2019
David Troolin | August 27, 2019
DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA: Indigenous Past and Present in a Settler Country | By Francesca MerlanDYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA: Indigenous Past and Present in a Settler Country | By Francesca Merlan
Toon van Meijl | August 27, 2019
Toon van Meijl | August 27, 2019