Current Book Reviews


China & Inner Asia

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EXAMINING US-CHINA-RUSSIA FOREIGN RELATIONS: Power Relations in a Post-Obama Era | By Gregory O. HallEXAMINING US-CHINA-RUSSIA FOREIGN RELATIONS: Power Relations in a Post-Obama Era | By Gregory O. Hall
Zhiqun Zhu

CHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. HuangCHIANG KAI-SHEK’S POLITICS OF SHAME: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China | By Grace C. Huang
Peter Worthing

SEEKING TRUTH & HIDING FACTS: Information, Ideology, & Authoritarianism in China | By Jeremy L. WallaceSEEKING TRUTH & HIDING FACTS: Information, Ideology, & Authoritarianism in China | By Jeremy L. Wallace
Kerry Ratigan

TIGER, TYRANT, BANDIT, BUSINESSMAN: Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China | By Brian DeMareTIGER, TYRANT, BANDIT, BUSINESSMAN: Echoes of Counterrevolution from New China | By Brian DeMare
Qiliang He

CHINA’S NEXT ACT: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future | By Scott M. MooreCHINA’S NEXT ACT: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future | By Scott M. Moore
Carla Freeman

MARRIAGE UNBOUND: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China | By Ke LiMARRIAGE UNBOUND: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China | By Ke Li
Arianne M. Gaetano

POVERTY AND PACIFICATION: The Chinese State Abandons the Old Working Class | By Dorothy J. SolingerPOVERTY AND PACIFICATION: The Chinese State Abandons the Old Working Class | By Dorothy J. Solinger
Bjorn A. Gustafsson

I HAVE NO ENEMIES: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo | By Perry Link and Wu DazhiI HAVE NO ENEMIES: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo | By Perry Link and Wu Dazhi
Norbert Francis

ICONOGRAPHIES OF OCCUPATION: Visual Cultures in Wang Jingwei’s China, 1939–1945 | By Jeremy E. TaylorICONOGRAPHIES OF OCCUPATION: Visual Cultures in Wang Jingwei’s China, 1939–1945 | By Jeremy E. Taylor
Travis Chambers

DISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa MacauleyDISTANT SHORES: Colonial Encounters on China’s Maritime Frontier | By Melissa Macauley
Ryan Holroyd

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

BASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun KimBASE TOWNS: Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan | By Claudia Junghyun Kim
Steve Rabson

UNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly BuxtonUNTHINKING COLLABORATION: American Nisei in Transwar Japan | By A. Carly Buxton
Takeyuki Tsuda

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

SURVIVING IMPERIAL INTRIGUES: Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality Amid Empires, 1882–1907 | By Sangpil JinSURVIVING IMPERIAL INTRIGUES: Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality Amid Empires, 1882–1907 | By Sangpil Jin
Chun Jihoon

NEGOTIATION DYNAMICS TO DENUCLEARIZE NORTH KOREA: Cohesion and Disarray | Edited by Su-Mi Lee and Terence RoehrigNEGOTIATION DYNAMICS TO DENUCLEARIZE NORTH KOREA: Cohesion and Disarray | Edited by Su-Mi Lee and Terence Roehrig
Edward Kwon

LANGUAGE AND TRUTH IN NORTH KOREA | By Sonia RyangLANGUAGE AND TRUTH IN NORTH KOREA | By Sonia Ryang
B. R. Myers

CROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay LiemCROSSINGS | Directed by Deann Borshay Liem
Eun Ah Cho

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

PACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. RefitiPACIFIC SPACES: Translations and Transmutations | Edited by A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul, Lana Lopesi, and Albert L. Refiti
Doug Dalton

THE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas PirsoulTHE THEORY OF RECOGNITION AND MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN COLOMBIA AND NEW ZEALAND | By Nicolas Pirsoul
Michèle D. Dominy

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

SINGING SAMO SONGS: From Shaman to Pastor | By R. Daniel ShawSINGING SAMO SONGS: From Shaman to Pastor | By R. Daniel Shaw
John Cox

STATE AND SOCIETY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2001–2021 | By R. J. MaySTATE AND SOCIETY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 2001–2021 | By R. J. May
Michael Main

YOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan CraneyYOUTH IN FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS: Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement | By Aidan Craney
Rachel Emerine Hicks

UNSUNG LAND, ASPIRING NATION: Journeys in Bougainville | By Gordon PeakeUNSUNG LAND, ASPIRING NATION: Journeys in Bougainville | By Gordon Peake
Sinclair Dinnen