Explores the conflict between Okinawans and the post-WWII US-Japan military alliance through the concept of nuchi du takara
An imaginary museum of the legacies of Chinese female revolutionary martyrs
An ethnography of South Korea’s lay investors and aspiring millionaires that demonstrates how South Korea’s capitalism thrives on its critiques
How can a state reinvent itself to survive?
An incisive observation of the traumas of loss and marginalization brought to the surface by the 2011 Tōhoku Disaster
Examining the struggle to align high-growth economic models with the egalitarian promises of democracy
Chronicles Ito Michio’s career and explores how fantasy sustains a life disrupted by war, racialization, and imperialism
Reframes cultural diplomacy as part of China's ongoing quest for modernity beyond wealth and power
Examining the intersections of queer theory and the rise of China to reveal how queerness is “produced”
A multifaceted exploration of the South Korean film industry
Assessing the condition and potential trajectories of India’s democracy
What anachronisms reveal about historical narratives through Early Modern and Modern Japanese cultural products
Understanding generational trauma through a method of self-care
Reveals the deep entanglement of technological modernization, political agendas, and the performing arts in modern China
Understanding Chimerican entanglements through 21st-century media
An interdisciplinary look at gender and sexuality in contemporary South Korea
An in-depth look at why autonomy movements fail or succeed
A study of Philippine literary production that attempts to break the nation’s isolation from broader Spanish literature
An ethnography that illuminates the political economy of urbanization in contemporary China
Examines the roles of industrialization and tertiary education in Korea’s nonlinear path to democracy
Examining the contemporary rise in China’s political, economic, and military power through the opinions of its citizens
How Chinese artists created a transnational imaginary
Analyzes the writing of D. H. Lawrence and Eileen Chang to envision how love crosses cultural boundaries
The first comprehensive biography of Wang Jingwei, a poet, politician, and the most controversial figure in modern Chinese history
Essays by leading scholars expand understandings of theatrical realism through East Asian performances across premodern, modern, and contemporary periods