New Books in East Asian Studies
Latest Episodes
Angelina Chin, "Unsettling Exiles: Chinese Migrants in Hong Kong and the Southern Periphery During the Cold War" (Columbia UP, 2023)
An interview with Angelina Chin
Anne Allison, "Being Dead Otherwise" (Duke UP, 2023)
An interview with Anne Allison
Albert Welter, "The Future of China's Past: Reflections on the Meaning of China's Rise" (SUNY Press, 2023)
An interview with Albert Welter
The Future of the EAST: A Discussion of Yasheng Huang
Exams, autocracy, stability, and technology have been hallmarks of Chinese society for centuries from ancient times through to the present. Is that set to continue and how well does it work today? Yasheng Huang's bookThe Rise and Fall of the EAST: How
Ben Whaley, "Toward a Gameic World: New Rules of Engagement from Japanese Video Games" (U Michigan Press, 2023)
An interview with Ben Whaley
Hieyoon Kim, "Celluloid Democracy: Cinema and Politics in Cold War South Korea" (U California Press, 2023)
An interview with Hieyoon Kim
Aaron Skabelund, "Inglorious, Illegal Bastards: Japan's Self-Defense Force During the Cold War" (Cornell UP, 2022)
An interview with Aaron Skabelund
Kristin Surak, "The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires" (Harvard UP, 2023)
An interview with Kristin Surak
Jeffrey Angles, ed., "Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again: The Original Novellas by Shigeru Kayama" (U Michigan Press, 2023)
An interview with Jeffrey Angles
Kerry Brown, "China Incorporated: The Politics of a World Where China is Number One" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
An interview with Kerry Brown