New Books in East Asian Studies
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Mai Corlin, "The Bishan Commune and the Practice of Socially Engaged Art in Rural China" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2020)
An interview with Mai Corlin
Sandra Fahy, "Dying for Rights: Putting North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses on the Record" (Columbia UP, 2019)
An interview with Sandra Fahy
The Future of the Chinese Military: A Discussion with James A. Siebens
For all the talk of China being a peaceful country with no aggressive intentions, it has behaved like most other rising powers spending lots of money on its military. But what do we know of how that military is used? James A. Siebens is the editor ofCh
Simon Partner, "Koume's World: The Life and Work of a Samurai Woman Before and After the Meiji Restoration" (Columbia UP, 2023)
An interview with Simon Partner
Max Ward, "Thought Crime: Ideology and State Power in Interwar Japan" (Duke UP, 2019)
An interview with Max Ward
Ricky W. Law, "Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German Japanese Relations, 1919-1936" (Cambridge UP, 2019)
An interview with Ricky W. Law
Gwyn McClelland, "Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki: Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives" (Routledge, 2019)
Interview with Gwyn McClelland
Lu Xun, "Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk" (Harvard UP, 2022)
An interview with Lu Xun
Cheow Thia Chan, "Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature" (Columbia UP, 2022)
An interview with Cheow Thia Chan
Xuelei Huang, "Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
An interview with Xuelei Huang