John Person (Hawaii University Press, 2020) For information from the publisher, please click here. In the 1930s and 1940s Marxist academics and others interested in liberal political reform often faced virulent accusations of treason from nationalist critics. In Arbiters of Patriotism, John Person explores the lives of two of the most notorious right-wing … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Tatiana Linkhoeva’s “Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism”
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...]
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...]
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...]
Interview: Eugenia Lean on her new book “Vernacular Industrialism in China”
Early 20th-century romance novelist Chen Diexian (1879-1940) is best remembered today for his contribution to the "Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies" genre of fiction. But Chen's literary background served him far beyond the sale of books, propelling his endeavors as a magazine editor and cosmetics magnate in the age of industrialization. In her new book, Vernacular … [Read more...]
