December 2020
Articles
Decentralization of Political Design in China
Decentralization of Political Design in China
Jonathan Benney
Jonathan Benney
Perspectives
Singapore’s Pandemic Election: Opposition Parties and Valence Politics in GE2020
Singapore’s Pandemic Election: Opposition Parties and Valence Politics in GE2020
Steven Oliver and Kai Ostwald
Steven Oliver and Kai Ostwald
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Asia General
RESURGENT ASIA: Diversity in Development | By Deepak NayyarRESURGENT ASIA: Diversity in Development | By Deepak Nayyar
Jikon Lai
Jikon Lai
THE NEW ASEAN IN ASIA PACIFIC & BEYOND | By Shaun NarineTHE NEW ASEAN IN ASIA PACIFIC & BEYOND | By Shaun Narine
Hiro Katsumata
Hiro Katsumata
ASYMMETRICAL NEIGHBORS: Borderland State Building between China and Southeast Asia | By Enze HanASYMMETRICAL NEIGHBORS: Borderland State Building between China and Southeast Asia | By Enze Han
Yow Cheun Hoe
Yow Cheun Hoe
DIVIDED ALLIES: Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War | By Thomas K. Robb and James GillDIVIDED ALLIES: Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War | By Thomas K. Robb and James Gill
Thomas Wilkins
Thomas Wilkins
POSTCOLONIAL GRIEF: The Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas | By Jinah KimPOSTCOLONIAL GRIEF: The Afterlives of the Pacific Wars in the Americas | By Jinah Kim
Nobuko Adachi
Nobuko Adachi
STATEBUILDING BY IMPOSITION: Resistance and Control in Colonial Taiwan and the Philippines | By Reo MatsuzakiSTATEBUILDING BY IMPOSITION: Resistance and Control in Colonial Taiwan and the Philippines | By Reo Matsuzaki
Jong-sung You
Jong-sung You
China & Inner Asia
CHALLENGES TO CHINA’S ECONOMIC STATECRAFT: A Global Perspective. Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development | Edited by Yi Edward Yang with Wei LiangCHALLENGES TO CHINA’S ECONOMIC STATECRAFT: A Global Perspective. Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development | Edited by Yi Edward Yang with Wei Liang
Maria Adele Carrai
Maria Adele Carrai
CHINA IN THE WORLD: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power, and Globalization | By Jennifer HubbertCHINA IN THE WORLD: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power, and Globalization | By Jennifer Hubbert
Luwei Rose Luqiu
Luwei Rose Luqiu
ACTIVE DEFENSE: China’s Military Strategy since 1949 | By M. Taylor FravelACTIVE DEFENSE: China’s Military Strategy since 1949 | By M. Taylor Fravel
June Teufel Dreyer
June Teufel Dreyer
CHINA’S FOOTPRINTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Marie Serena I. Diokno, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, and Alan H. YangCHINA’S FOOTPRINTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | Edited by Marie Serena I. Diokno, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, and Alan H. Yang
Shaun Narine
Shaun Narine
EDUCATION IN CHINA: Philosophy, Politics and Culture | By Janette RyanEDUCATION IN CHINA: Philosophy, Politics and Culture | By Janette Ryan
Julia Kwong
Julia Kwong
SOVEREIGNTY IN CHINA: A Genealogy of a Concept Since 1840 | By Maria Adele CarraiSOVEREIGNTY IN CHINA: A Genealogy of a Concept Since 1840 | By Maria Adele Carrai
Xingzhong Yu
Xingzhong Yu
THE UMBRELLA MOVEMENT: Civil Resistance and Contentious Space in Hong Kong | Edited by Ngok Ma and Edmund W. ChengTHE UMBRELLA MOVEMENT: Civil Resistance and Contentious Space in Hong Kong | Edited by Ngok Ma and Edmund W. Cheng
Ben Bland
Ben Bland
FOUND IN TRANSITION: Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China | By Yiu-Wai ChuFOUND IN TRANSITION: Hong Kong Studies in the Age of China | By Yiu-Wai Chu
Gordon Mathews
Gordon Mathews
MORALITY AND MONASTIC REVIVAL IN POST-MAO TIBET | By Jane E. CapleMORALITY AND MONASTIC REVIVAL IN POST-MAO TIBET | By Jane E. Caple
Geoffrey Barstow
Geoffrey Barstow
Northeast Asia
JAPAN’S ISLAND TROUBLES WITH CHINA AND KOREA: Prospects and Challenges for Resolution | Edited by Victor Teo and Haruko SatohJAPAN’S ISLAND TROUBLES WITH CHINA AND KOREA: Prospects and Challenges for Resolution | Edited by Victor Teo and Haruko Satoh
Emily Matson
Emily Matson
THAT DISTANT COUNTRY NEXT DOOR: Popular Japanese Perceptions of Mao’s China | By Erik EsselstromTHAT DISTANT COUNTRY NEXT DOOR: Popular Japanese Perceptions of Mao’s China | By Erik Esselstrom
Jessica C. Liao
Jessica C. Liao
DOWN AND OUT IN LATE MEIJI JAPAN | By James L. HuffmanDOWN AND OUT IN LATE MEIJI JAPAN | By James L. Huffman
Simon Partner
Simon Partner
ELECTRIFIED VOICES: How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 | By Kerim YasarELECTRIFIED VOICES: How the Telephone, Phonograph, and Radio Shaped Modern Japan, 1868–1945 | By Kerim Yasar
Yulia Frumer
Yulia Frumer
CONTESTED EMBRACE: Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea | By Jaeeun KimCONTESTED EMBRACE: Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea | By Jaeeun Kim
Arnel E. Joven
Arnel E. Joven
DIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND SOUTH KOREA’S RISE TO INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE | By Dennis Patterson and Jangsup ChoiDIPLOMACY, TRADE, AND SOUTH KOREA’S RISE TO INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE | By Dennis Patterson and Jangsup Choi
Seung-Whan Choi
Seung-Whan Choi
MEDIATIZED TRANSIENT MIGRANTS: Korean Visa-Status Migrants’ Transnational Everyday Lives and Media Use | By Claire Shinhea LeeMEDIATIZED TRANSIENT MIGRANTS: Korean Visa-Status Migrants’ Transnational Everyday Lives and Media Use | By Claire Shinhea Lee
Kyong Yoon
Kyong Yoon
GENDER AND CLASS IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH KOREA: Intersectionality and Transnationality | Edited by Hae Yeon Choo, John Lie, and Laura C. NelsonGENDER AND CLASS IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH KOREA: Intersectionality and Transnationality | Edited by Hae Yeon Choo, John Lie, and Laura C. Nelson
Jinsook Kim
Jinsook Kim
FROM FACTORY GIRLS TO K-POP IDOL GIRLS: Cultural Politics of Developmentalism, Patriarchy, and Neoliberalism in South Korea’s Popular Music Industry | By Gooyong Kim; Foreword by Douglas KellnerFROM FACTORY GIRLS TO K-POP IDOL GIRLS: Cultural Politics of Developmentalism, Patriarchy, and Neoliberalism in South Korea’s Popular Music Industry | By Gooyong Kim; Foreword by Douglas Kellner
Hyejin Jo
Hyejin Jo
K-POP IDOLS: Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry | By Dal Yong Jin and Hark Joon LeeK-POP IDOLS: Popular Culture and the Emergence of the Korean Music Industry | By Dal Yong Jin and Hark Joon Lee
Seung-Ah Lee
Seung-Ah Lee
THE HIJACKED WAR: The Story of Chinese POWs in the Korean War | By David Cheng ChangTHE HIJACKED WAR: The Story of Chinese POWs in the Korean War | By David Cheng Chang
Son Daekwon
Son Daekwon
South Asia & the Himalayas
FOR GOD OR EMPIRE: Sayyid Fadl and the Indian Ocean World | By Wilson Chacko JacobFOR GOD OR EMPIRE: Sayyid Fadl and the Indian Ocean World | By Wilson Chacko Jacob
Pnina Werbner
Pnina Werbner
THE FUTURE OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES: Comparative and International Perspectives | Edited by C. Raj KumarTHE FUTURE OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES: Comparative and International Perspectives | Edited by C. Raj Kumar
Pushkar
Pushkar
COSMOPOLITAN DREAMS: The Making of Modern Urdu Literary Culture in Colonial South Asia | By Jennifer DubrowCOSMOPOLITAN DREAMS: The Making of Modern Urdu Literary Culture in Colonial South Asia | By Jennifer Dubrow
Carla Petievich
Carla Petievich
THE MANY FACES OF POLITICAL ISLAM: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World, Second Edition | By Mohammed Ayoob and Danielle N. LussierTHE MANY FACES OF POLITICAL ISLAM: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World, Second Edition | By Mohammed Ayoob and Danielle N. Lussier
Partha S. Ghosh
Partha S. Ghosh
THE ETHICS OF STAYING: Social Movements and Land Rights Politics in Pakistan | By Mubbashir A. RizviTHE ETHICS OF STAYING: Social Movements and Land Rights Politics in Pakistan | By Mubbashir A. Rizvi
Humeira Iqtidar
Humeira Iqtidar
THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE CONTACT IN THE HIMALAYA | Edited by Selma K. Sonntag and Mark TurinTHE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE CONTACT IN THE HIMALAYA | Edited by Selma K. Sonntag and Mark Turin
Miranda Weinberg
Miranda Weinberg
Southeast Asia
ARC OF CONTAINMENT: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia | By Wen-Qing NgoeiARC OF CONTAINMENT: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia | By Wen-Qing Ngoei
Jennifer Mustapha
Jennifer Mustapha
BEHIND THE FAÇADE: Elections under Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia | By Lee MorgenbesserBEHIND THE FAÇADE: Elections under Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia | By Lee Morgenbesser
Steven Oliver
Steven Oliver
TRANSLATING THE BODY: Medical Education in Southeast Asia | Edited by Hans Pols, C. Michele Thompson, and John Harley WarnerTRANSLATING THE BODY: Medical Education in Southeast Asia | Edited by Hans Pols, C. Michele Thompson, and John Harley Warner
David Arnold
David Arnold
SVAY: A Khmer Village in Cambodia | By May Mayko Ebihara; edited by Andrew Mertha, with an introduction by Judy LedgerwoodSVAY: A Khmer Village in Cambodia | By May Mayko Ebihara; edited by Andrew Mertha, with an introduction by Judy Ledgerwood
Edmund J. Malesky
Edmund J. Malesky
SPEAKING OUT IN VIETNAM: Public Political Criticism in a Communist Party-Ruled Nation | By Benedict J. Tria KerkvlietSPEAKING OUT IN VIETNAM: Public Political Criticism in a Communist Party-Ruled Nation | By Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet
Mark W. McLeod
Mark W. McLeod
RITUALS OF CARE: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand | By Felicity AulinoRITUALS OF CARE: Karmic Politics in an Aging Thailand | By Felicity Aulino
Teresa Sobieszczyk
Teresa Sobieszczyk
THE PHILIPPINES AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND NEGOTIATIONS ON PETROLEUM AND IMPORTS: Toward a Theory of Negotiation | By Kenneth Faulve-MontojoTHE PHILIPPINES AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND NEGOTIATIONS ON PETROLEUM AND IMPORTS: Toward a Theory of Negotiation | By Kenneth Faulve-Montojo
Apichai W. Shipper
Apichai W. Shipper
LAS VEGAS IN SINGAPORE: Violence, Progress and the Crisis of Nationalist Modernity | By Lee Kah-WeeLAS VEGAS IN SINGAPORE: Violence, Progress and the Crisis of Nationalist Modernity | By Lee Kah-Wee
Ho Kong Chong
Ho Kong Chong
WHEN VIOLENCE WORKS: Postconflict Violence and Peace in Indonesia | By Patrick BarronWHEN VIOLENCE WORKS: Postconflict Violence and Peace in Indonesia | By Patrick Barron
Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin
Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin
Australasia & the Pacific Islands
TOURISM IN PACIFIC ISLANDS: Current Issues and Future Challenges | Edited by Stephen Pratt and David HarrisonTOURISM IN PACIFIC ISLANDS: Current Issues and Future Challenges | Edited by Stephen Pratt and David Harrison
Ashley Meredith
Ashley Meredith
A DEATH IN THE RAINFOREST: How a Language and a Way of Life Came to an End in Papua New Guinea | By Don KulickA DEATH IN THE RAINFOREST: How a Language and a Way of Life Came to an End in Papua New Guinea | By Don Kulick
David Lipset
David Lipset
MONEY GAMES: Gambling in a Papua New Guinea Town | By Anthony J. PicklesMONEY GAMES: Gambling in a Papua New Guinea Town | By Anthony J. Pickles
Geir Henning Presterudstuen
Geir Henning Presterudstuen
PERFORMING MASCULINITY: Body, Self and Identity in Modern Fiji | By Geir Henning PresterudstuenPERFORMING MASCULINITY: Body, Self and Identity in Modern Fiji | By Geir Henning Presterudstuen
Gina Louise Hawkes
Gina Louise Hawkes
WORKING WITH THE ANCESTORS: Mana and Place in the Marquesas Islands | By Emily C. DonaldsonWORKING WITH THE ANCESTORS: Mana and Place in the Marquesas Islands | By Emily C. Donaldson
David Fazzino
David Fazzino
POSSESSING POLYNESIANS: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania | By Maile ArvinPOSSESSING POLYNESIANS: The Science of Settler Colonial Whiteness in Hawai‘i and Oceania | By Maile Arvin
Mascha Gugganig
Mascha Gugganig