December 2018
SPECIAL ISSUE
Practices of Brokerage and the Making of Migration Infrastructures in Asia
Guest Editors: Tina Shrestha and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Articles
Introduction: Practices of Brokerage and the Making of Migration Infrastructures in Asia
Introduction: Practices of Brokerage and the Making of Migration Infrastructures in Asia
Tina Shrestha and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Tina Shrestha and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Mediations of Care: Brokering Labor in the Age of Robotics
Mediations of Care: Brokering Labor in the Age of Robotics
Anna Romina Guevarra
Anna Romina Guevarra
Postscript: Infrastructuralization: Evolving Sociopolitical Dynamics in Labor Migration from Asia
Postscript: Infrastructuralization: Evolving Sociopolitical Dynamics in Labor Migration from Asia
Biao Xiang, Johan Lindquist
Biao Xiang, Johan Lindquist
Perspectives
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Review Essays
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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
REINVENTING REGIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND AFRICA: Power shifts, ideas, and institutional change | By Kei KogaREINVENTING REGIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND AFRICA: Power shifts, ideas, and institutional change | By Kei Koga
Saadia M. Pekkanen
Saadia M. Pekkanen
FUNGIBLE LIFE: Experiment in the Asian City of Life | By Aihwa OngFUNGIBLE LIFE: Experiment in the Asian City of Life | By Aihwa Ong
K.C. Ho
K.C. Ho
THE AFFECT OF DIFFERENCE: Representations of Race in East Asian Empire | Edited by Christopher P. Hanscom and Dennis WashburnTHE AFFECT OF DIFFERENCE: Representations of Race in East Asian Empire | Edited by Christopher P. Hanscom and Dennis Washburn
Sherzod Muminov
Sherzod Muminov
China & Inner Asia
THE ECONOMICS OF AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA: Achieving Better and Cleaner Growth | By Ma Jun; translated from the Chinese by Bernard Cleary, edited in English by Damien MaTHE ECONOMICS OF AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA: Achieving Better and Cleaner Growth | By Ma Jun; translated from the Chinese by Bernard Cleary, edited in English by Damien Ma
Kevin Bo Miao
Kevin Bo Miao
FORGET CHINESENESS: On the Geopolitics of Cultural Identification | By Allen ChunFORGET CHINESENESS: On the Geopolitics of Cultural Identification | By Allen Chun
Maris Boyd Gillette
Maris Boyd Gillette
CHINA’S SOFT POWER DIPLOMACY IN SOUTH ASIA: Myth or Reality? | By B.M. JainCHINA’S SOFT POWER DIPLOMACY IN SOUTH ASIA: Myth or Reality? | By B.M. Jain
James F. Paradise
James F. Paradise
SCREENING CHINA’S SOFT POWER | Edited by Paola Voci and Luo HuiSCREENING CHINA’S SOFT POWER | Edited by Paola Voci and Luo Hui
Chris Berry
Chris Berry
NEW CHINESE MIGRATIONS: Mobility, Home, and Inspirations | Edited by Yuk Wah Chan and Sin Yee KohNEW CHINESE MIGRATIONS: Mobility, Home, and Inspirations | Edited by Yuk Wah Chan and Sin Yee Koh
Laura Madokoro
Laura Madokoro
CHINA’S ARCTIC AMBITIONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR CANADA | By P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse, James Manicom, and Frédéric LasserreCHINA’S ARCTIC AMBITIONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR CANADA | By P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Adam Lajeunesse, James Manicom, and Frédéric Lasserre
John McCannon
John McCannon
CHINA’S SOVIET DREAM: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination | By Yan LiCHINA’S SOVIET DREAM: Propaganda, Culture, and Popular Imagination | By Yan Li
Victor Zatsepine
Victor Zatsepine
BANISHED TO THE GREAT NORTHERN WILDERNESS: Political Exile and Re-education in Mao’s China | By Ning WangBANISHED TO THE GREAT NORTHERN WILDERNESS: Political Exile and Re-education in Mao’s China | By Ning Wang
Ulug Kuzuoglu
Ulug Kuzuoglu
BEYOND THE AMUR: Frontier Encounters between China and Russia, 1850–1930 | By Victor ZatsepineBEYOND THE AMUR: Frontier Encounters between China and Russia, 1850–1930 | By Victor Zatsepine
Anna Belogurova
Anna Belogurova
INTEREST GROUPS AND THE NEW DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG | Edited by Sonny Shiu-Hing LoINTEREST GROUPS AND THE NEW DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG | Edited by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Luke Cooper
Luke Cooper
Northeast Asia
MY NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE: Leading Japan through the Fukushima Disaster to a Nuclear-Free Future | By Naoto Kan; translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey S. IrishMY NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE: Leading Japan through the Fukushima Disaster to a Nuclear-Free Future | By Naoto Kan; translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey S. Irish
Ayaka Löschke
Ayaka Löschke
DARWIN, DHARMA, AND THE DIVINE: Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan | By G. Clinton GodartDARWIN, DHARMA, AND THE DIVINE: Evolutionary Theory and Religion in Modern Japan | By G. Clinton Godart
Melissa Anne-Marie Curley
Melissa Anne-Marie Curley
HIDDEN ATROCITIES: Japanese Germ Warfare and American Obstruction of Justice at the Tokyo Trial | By Jeanne GuilleminHIDDEN ATROCITIES: Japanese Germ Warfare and American Obstruction of Justice at the Tokyo Trial | By Jeanne Guillemin
Giulio Pugliese
Giulio Pugliese
THE KOREAN WAVE: Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality | Edited by Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal Yong JinTHE KOREAN WAVE: Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality | Edited by Tae-Jin Yoon and Dal Yong Jin
Jimmyn Parc
Jimmyn Parc
SINYŎSŎNG TOCH’AK HADA: The Arrival of New Women | By Kim Min’gi, Kang Sŭngwŏn, Kwŏn Haengga, Kim Soyŏng, Kim Sujin, Nam Ŭnhye, No Yuniya, Pak Hyesŏng, Pae Yŏn’gyŏng, Sŏ Yuri, Chang Yujŏng, and Ch’oe YŏlSINYŎSŎNG TOCH’AK HADA: The Arrival of New Women | By Kim Min’gi, Kang Sŭngwŏn, Kwŏn Haengga, Kim Soyŏng, Kim Sujin, Nam Ŭnhye, No Yuniya, Pak Hyesŏng, Pae Yŏn’gyŏng, Sŏ Yuri, Chang Yujŏng, and Ch’oe Yŏl
Hyung-Gu Lynn
Hyung-Gu Lynn
YOUTH FOR NATION: Culture and Protest in Cold War South Korea | By Charles R. KimYOUTH FOR NATION: Culture and Protest in Cold War South Korea | By Charles R. Kim
Ingu Hwang
Ingu Hwang
AN ASIAN FRONTIER: American Anthropology and Korea, 1882–1945 | By Robert OppenheimAN ASIAN FRONTIER: American Anthropology and Korea, 1882–1945 | By Robert Oppenheim
Paul D. Barclay
Paul D. Barclay
NORTH KOREA AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: Entering the New Era of Deterrence | Edited by Sung Chull Kim and Michael D. CohenNORTH KOREA AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: Entering the New Era of Deterrence | Edited by Sung Chull Kim and Michael D. Cohen
Avram Agov
Avram Agov
CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN NORTH KOREAN POLITICS | Edited by Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, and Christopher GreenCHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN NORTH KOREAN POLITICS | Edited by Adam Cathcart, Robert Winstanley-Chesters, and Christopher Green
Aram Hur
Aram Hur
South Asia & the Himalayas
ASCENDING INDIA AND ITS STATE CAPACITY: Extraction, Violence, and Legitimacy | By Sumit Ganguly & William R. ThompsonASCENDING INDIA AND ITS STATE CAPACITY: Extraction, Violence, and Legitimacy | By Sumit Ganguly & William R. Thompson
Christopher Ogden
Christopher Ogden
JINNEALOGY: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi | By Anand Vivek TanejaJINNEALOGY: Time, Islam, and Ecological Thought in the Medieval Ruins of Delhi | By Anand Vivek Taneja
Sebastian R. Prange
Sebastian R. Prange
SINGING ACROSS DIVIDES: Music and Intimate Politics in Nepal | By Anna Marie StirrSINGING ACROSS DIVIDES: Music and Intimate Politics in Nepal | By Anna Marie Stirr
Victoria M. Dalzell
Victoria M. Dalzell
TRANS-HIMALAYAN BORDERLANDS: Livelihoods, Territorialities, Modernities | Edited by Dan Smyer Yü and Jean MichaudTRANS-HIMALAYAN BORDERLANDS: Livelihoods, Territorialities, Modernities | Edited by Dan Smyer Yü and Jean Michaud
Galen Murton
Galen Murton
YETI: The Ecology of a Mystery | By Daniel C. TaylorYETI: The Ecology of a Mystery | By Daniel C. Taylor
Peter H. Hansen
Peter H. Hansen
Southeast Asia
BECOMING REFUGEE AMERICAN: The Politics of Rescue in Little Saigon | By Phuong Tran NguyenBECOMING REFUGEE AMERICAN: The Politics of Rescue in Little Saigon | By Phuong Tran Nguyen
Thy Phu
Thy Phu
CAMBODIA’S SECOND KINGDOM: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy | By Astrid Norén-NilssonCAMBODIA’S SECOND KINGDOM: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy | By Astrid Norén-Nilsson
Sorpong Peou
Sorpong Peou
HERITAGE AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY THAILAND: Memory, Place and Power | By Ross KingHERITAGE AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY THAILAND: Memory, Place and Power | By Ross King
Maurizio Peleggi
Maurizio Peleggi
CONFLICT IN MYANMAR: War, Politics, Religion | Edited by Nick Cheesman and Nicholas FarrellyCONFLICT IN MYANMAR: War, Politics, Religion | Edited by Nick Cheesman and Nicholas Farrelly
Francesca Chiu
Francesca Chiu
THE TRAFFIC IN HIERARCHY: Masculinity and Its Others in Buddhist Burma | By Ward KeelerTHE TRAFFIC IN HIERARCHY: Masculinity and Its Others in Buddhist Burma | By Ward Keeler
Csilla Dallos
Csilla Dallos
MYANMAR’S MOUNTAIN AND MARITIME BORDERSCAPES: Local Practices, Boundary-Making and Figured Worlds | Edited by Su-Ann OhMYANMAR’S MOUNTAIN AND MARITIME BORDERSCAPES: Local Practices, Boundary-Making and Figured Worlds | Edited by Su-Ann Oh
Laldinkima Sailo
Laldinkima Sailo
RETROSPECTIVE: A Historiographical Aesthetic in Contemporary Singapore and Malaysia | By June YapRETROSPECTIVE: A Historiographical Aesthetic in Contemporary Singapore and Malaysia | By June Yap
Kwok Kian Chow
Kwok Kian Chow
JAKARTA: Drawing the City Near | By AbdouMaliq SimoneJAKARTA: Drawing the City Near | By AbdouMaliq Simone
Michael Leaf
Michael Leaf
CAPTIVES FOR FREEDOM: Hostages, Negotiations and the Future of West Papua | By Stephen HillCAPTIVES FOR FREEDOM: Hostages, Negotiations and the Future of West Papua | By Stephen Hill
Anton Ploeg
Anton Ploeg
BEYOND BALI: Subaltern Citizens and Post-Colonial Intimacy. | By Ana DragojlovicBEYOND BALI: Subaltern Citizens and Post-Colonial Intimacy. | By Ana Dragojlovic
Iqra Anugrah
Iqra Anugrah
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE MINING INDUSTRY: Community Relations after Bougainville’s Civil War | By Glynn CochraneANTHROPOLOGY IN THE MINING INDUSTRY: Community Relations after Bougainville’s Civil War | By Glynn Cochrane
Nicholas A. Bainton
Nicholas A. Bainton
WILD ARTICULATIONS: Environmentalism and Indigeneity in Northern Australia | By Timothy NealeWILD ARTICULATIONS: Environmentalism and Indigeneity in Northern Australia | By Timothy Neale
Anne Ford
Anne Ford
BEARING WITNESS: Essays in Honour of Brij V. Lal | Edited by Doug Munro and Jack CorbettBEARING WITNESS: Essays in Honour of Brij V. Lal | Edited by Doug Munro and Jack Corbett
Peter Hempenstall
Peter Hempenstall
UNDER THE VOLCANO: The People of Kalapana, 1823 to 2010 | By Charles Langlas and KūpunaUNDER THE VOLCANO: The People of Kalapana, 1823 to 2010 | By Charles Langlas and Kūpuna
Fiona McCormack
Fiona McCormack
KANAKA HAWAI‘I CARTOGRAPHY: Hula, Navigation, and Oratory | By Renee Pualani Louis with Aunty Moana KaheleKANAKA HAWAI‘I CARTOGRAPHY: Hula, Navigation, and Oratory | By Renee Pualani Louis with Aunty Moana Kahele
Karen M. Fox
Karen M. Fox
THE POWER OF THE STEEL-TIPPED PEN: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History | By Noenoe K. Silva with a foreword by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’oTHE POWER OF THE STEEL-TIPPED PEN: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History | By Noenoe K. Silva with a foreword by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Mascha Gugganig
Mascha Gugganig