We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author, Tatiana Linkhoeva, is assistant professor of Japanese history at New York University. Revolution Goes East is an intellectual history that applies a … [Read more...]
Thomas J. Christensen authors policy brief, “A Modern Tragedy? COVID-19 and U.S.-China Relations”
Professor Thomas J. Christensen's policy brief titled "A Modern Tragedy? COVID-19 and U.S.-China Relations" appeared in Brookings this month. In the brief, Christensen invokes the standards of ancient Greek drama to analyze the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential tragedy in U.S.-China relations and a potential tragedy for the world, in which initial mismanagement of the crisis … [Read more...]
Interview: Duncan McCargo discusses his new book, Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand
Throughout his academic career, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Director Duncan McCargo has closely followed Thailand’s coups, political protests, and periods of stability. In his new book Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand, McCargo takes a closer look at one understudied branch of Thailand’s “network monarchy”--the judiciary. “The judicial system really … [Read more...]
Research Scholar Michael C. Davis leads NDI report on Hong Kong Democratization
WEAI Research Scholar Michael C. Davis has published a new National Democratic Institute report with coauthor Thomas E. Kellogg (Executive Director of the Center for Asian Law) titled "The Promise of Democratization in Hong Kong: Discontent and Rule of Law Challenges." In the report, Professor Davis and his coauthor Kellogg provide context and in-depth analysis of the 2019 … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Andrew Liu’s “Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India published by Yale University Press. The book’s author, Andrew B. Liu, is assistant professor of history at Villanova University. In analyzing the global competition between Chinese and Indian tea, Andrew B. Liu … [Read more...]
