Volume 85 – No. 1

March 2012

SPECIAL ISSUE

Opening the Black Box of Migration

Guest Editors: Johan Lindquist, Biao Xiang, Brenda S. A. Yeoh

Articles


Introduction: Opening the Black Box of Migration: Brokers, the Organization of Transnational Mobility, and the Changing Political Economy in Asia

Introduction: Opening the Black Box of Migration: Brokers, the Organization of Transnational Mobility, and the Changing Political Economy in Asia
Johan Lindquist, Biao Xiang and Brenda S. A. Yeoh

How the Box Became Black: Brokers and the Creation of the Free Migrant

How the Box Became Black: Brokers and the Creation of the Free Migrant
Adam McKeown

Predatory Princes and Princely Peddlers: The State and International Labour Migration Intermediaries in ChinaLabor Market Gathering

Predatory Princes and Princely Peddlers: The State and International Labour Migration Intermediaries in China
Biao Xiang

The Elementary School Teacher, the Thug, and his Grandmother: Informal Brokers and Transnational Migration from Indonesia

The Elementary School Teacher, the Thug, and his Grandmother: Informal Brokers and Transnational Migration from Indonesia
Johan Lindquist

From Client to Matchmaker: Social Capital in the Making of Commercial Matchmaking Agents in Malaysia

From Client to Matchmaker: Social Capital in the Making of Commercial Matchmaking Agents in Malaysia
Heng Leng Chee, Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Thi Kieu Dung Vu

Safe Migration, Dilettante Brokers, and the Appropriation of Legality: Lao-Thai “Trafficking” in the Context of Regulating Labour Migration

Safe Migration, Dilettante Brokers, and the Appropriation of Legality: Lao-Thai “Trafficking” in the Context of Regulating Labour Migration
Sverre Molland

Organizing Student Mobility: Education Agents and Student Migration to New Zealand

Organizing Student Mobility: Education Agents and Student Migration to New Zealand
Francis Leo Collins

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Film Reviews


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Book Reviews


Asia General

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REMAKING AREA STUDIES: Teaching and Learning Across Asia and the Pacific | Edited by Terence Wesley-Smith and Jon GossREMAKING AREA STUDIES: Teaching and Learning Across Asia and the Pacific | Edited by Terence Wesley-Smith and Jon Goss
Timothy Cheek

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HANDBOOK OF ASIAN EDUCATION: A Cultural Perspective. Edited by Yong Zhao, and co-edited by Jing Lei et al.
Reviewed by Ruth Hayhoe

EAST ASIA’S NEW DEMOCRACIES: Deepening, Reversal, Non-Liberal Alternatives. Edited by Yin-wah Chu and Siu-lun Wong.
Reviewed by Minxin Pei

China & Inner Asia

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THE CHINESE PEOPLE AT WAR: Human Suffering and Social Transformation, 1937-1945 | By Diana LaryTHE CHINESE PEOPLE AT WAR: Human Suffering and Social Transformation, 1937-1945 | By Diana Lary
Rana Mitter

PASSAGE TO MANHOOD: Youth Migration, Heroin, and AIDS in Southwest China | By Shao-hua LiuPASSAGE TO MANHOOD: Youth Migration, Heroin, and AIDS in Southwest China | By Shao-hua Liu
Koen Wellens

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GENDER EQUALITY, CITIZENSHIP AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Controversies and Challenges in China and the Nordic Countries. Edited by Pauline Stoltz et al.
Reviewed by Sophia Woodman

ARMING THE CHINESE: The Western Armaments Trade in Warlord China, 1920-1928. By Anthony B. Chan.
Reviewed by Kimberly Marten

BEHIND THE GATE: Inventing Students in Beijing. By Fabio Lanza.
Reviewed by Jianli Huang

LOCAL RELIGION IN NORTH CHINA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: The Structure and Organization of Community Rituals and Beliefs. By Daniel L. Overmeyer.
Reviewed by Michael Szonyi

RITUAL ALLIANCES OF THE PUTIAN PLAIN: Volume 1. Historical Introduction to the Return of the Gods. By Kenneth Dean and Zheng Zhenman.
Reviewed by Michael Szonyi

RITUAL ALLIANCES OF THE PUTIAN PLAINE: Volume 2. A Survey of Village Temples and Ritual Activities. By Kenneth Dean and Zheng Zhenman.
Reviewed by Michael Szonyi

BECOMING TAIWAN: From Colonialism to Democracy. Edited by Ann Heylen and Scott Sommers.
Reviewed by Steven Phillips

HERDSMAN TO STATESMAN: The Autobiography of Jamsrangiin Sambuu of Mongolia. Introduced and edited by Morris Rossabi; Translated by Mary Rossabi.
Reviewed by Irina Morozova

RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IN THE TIBETAN BORDERLANDS: The Premi of Southwest China. By Koen Wellens.
Reviewed by Shao-hua Liu

Northeast Asia

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OVER THERE: Living with the U.S. Military Empire from World War Two to the Present | Edited by Maria Höhn and Seungsook MoonOVER THERE: Living with the U.S. Military Empire from World War Two to the Present | Edited by Maria Höhn and Seungsook Moon
Michael Cullen Green

LOST IN TRANSITION: Youth, Work, and Instability in Postindustrial Japan | By Mary C. BrintonLOST IN TRANSITION: Youth, Work, and Instability in Postindustrial Japan | By Mary C. Brinton
Robin O’Day

SHAMANS, NOSTALGIAS, AND THE IMF: South Korean Popular Religion in Motion | By Laurel KendallSHAMANS, NOSTALGIAS, AND THE IMF: South Korean Popular Religion in Motion | By Laurel Kendall
James Thomas

INTO THE LIGHT: An Anthology of Literature by Koreans in Japan | Edited by Melissa L. WenderINTO THE LIGHT: An Anthology of Literature by Koreans in Japan | Edited by Melissa L. Wender
John Whittier Treat

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JAPAN AND AFRICA: Globalization and Foreign Aid in the 21st Century. Edited by Howard P. Lehman.
Reviewed By Kweku Ampiah

CHANGING POWER RELATIONS IN NORTHEAST ASIA: Implications for Relations between Japan and South Korea. Edited by Marie Söderberg.
Reviewed By Robert E. Bedeski

AMERICAN DIPLOMACY AND STRATEGY TOWARD KOREA AND NORTHEAST ASIA, 1882-1950 AND AFTER: Perception of Polarity and US Commitment to a Periphery. By Seung-young Kim.
Reviewed By James I. Matray

PRIMITIVE SELVES: Koreana in the Japanese Colonial Gaze, 1910-1945. By E. Taylor Atkins.
Reviewed By Nayoung Aimee Kwon

IN SEARCH OF KOREAN TRADITIONAL OPERA: Discourses of Ch’anggŭk. By Andrew Killick.
Reviewed By Jocelyn Clark

KOREA’S ONLINE GAMING EMPIRE. By Dal Yong Jin.
Reviewed By Kyong Won Yoon

HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE IN NORTH KOREA: Post-Colonial, Marxist and Confucian Perspectives. By Jiyoung Song. Reviewed By Brian Myers

NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN POLICY: Security Dilemma and Succession. By Yongho Kim.
Reviewed By Andrei Lankov

South Asia & the Himalayas

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MOHAJIR MILITANCY IN PAKISTAN: Violence and Transformation in the Karachi Conflict | By Nichola KhanMOHAJIR MILITANCY IN PAKISTAN: Violence and Transformation in the Karachi Conflict | By Nichola Khan
Matthew J. Nelson

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NATION, DIASPORA, TRANS-NATION: Reflections from India. By Ravindra K. Jain.
Reviewed by Kaveri Qureshi

INDIA AND PAKISTAN: Continued Conflict or Cooperation? By Stanley Wolpert.
Reviewed by Ishtiaq Ahmed

Southeast Asia

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TRADITION, REVOLUTION, AND MARKET ECONOMY IN A NORTH VIETNAMESE VILLAGE, 1925-2006 | By Hy V. Luong. Rev. and expanded edTRADITION, REVOLUTION, AND MARKET ECONOMY IN A NORTH VIETNAMESE VILLAGE, 1925-2006 | By Hy V. Luong. Rev. and expanded ed
Mikkel Barslund

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ORDERING POWER: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian Leviathans in Southeast Asia. By Dan Slater.
Reviewed by Vedi Hadiz

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

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INDIGENOUS IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge | Edited by Brendan Hokowhitu et alINDIGENOUS IDENTITY AND RESISTANCE: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge | Edited by Brendan Hokowhitu et al
Toon van Meijl

CLIMATE CHANGE AND SMALL ISLAND STATES: Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific | By Jon Barnett and John CampbellCLIMATE CHANGE AND SMALL ISLAND STATES: Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific | By Jon Barnett and John Campbell
Heather Lazrus

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF TERRORISM: Commonwealth Approaches: The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. By Alex Conte.
Reviewed by Scott Flower

CHILD, NATION, RACE AND EMPIRE: Child Rescue Discourse, England, Canada and Australia, 1850-1915. By Shurlee Swain and Margot Hillel.
Reviewed by Charlotte Neff

RACING THE SUNRISE: Reinforcing America’s Pacific Outposts, 1941-1942. By Glen M. Williford.
Reviewed by James Oelke Farley

TWELVE DAYS AT NUKU HIVA: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific. By Elena Govor.
Reviewed by Alexander Mawyer

BLACK YANKS IN THE PACIFIC: Race in the Making of American Military Empire after World War II. By Michael Cullen Green.
Reviewed by Gregg Brazinsky

IDENTITY AND DEVELOPMENT: Tongan Culture, Agriculture, and the Perenniality of the Gift. By Paul van der Grijp. Reviewed by Sébastien Galliot

VICTORY IN DEFEAT: The Wake Island Defenders in Captivity, 1941-1945. By Gregory J.W. Urwin.
Reviewed by Peter McQuarrie

REPOSITIONING THE MISSIONARY: Rewriting the Histories of Colonialism, Native Catholicism, and Indigeneity in Guam. By Vicente M. Diaz.
Reviewed by Karen Armstrong

LIGHT INTERVENTION: Lessons from Bougainville. By Anthony J. Regan.
Reviewed by Eugene Ogan