Reviews

Author: 
Stéfanie von Hlatky, ed.
Reviewer: 
Jared Dmello

Dmello on von Hlatky, 'Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Domestic and International Strategies'

Stéfanie von Hlatky, ed. Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Domestic and International Strategies. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020. 224 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7735-5936-3

Author: 
Rossen Djagalov
Reviewer: 
Joshua First

First on Djagalov, 'From Internationalism to Postcolonialism: Literature and Cinema between the Second and the Third Worlds'

Rossen Djagalov. From Internationalism to Postcolonialism: Literature and Cinema between the Second and the Third Worlds. Montreal: McGill-Queen University Press, 2020. 320 pp. $35.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-228-00109-6; $35.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-228-00110-2

Author: 
Christopher Capozzola
Reviewer: 
Guy Emerson Mount

Mount on Capozzola, 'Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century'

Christopher Capozzola. Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century. New York: Basic Books, 2020. 480 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5416-1827-5

Reviewed by Guy Emerson Mount (Auburn University) Published on H-Diplo (January, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Jesse Dillon Savage
Reviewer: 
Charles E. Ziegler

Ziegler on Savage, 'Political Survival and Sovereignty in International Relations'

Jesse Dillon Savage. Political Survival and Sovereignty in International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 280 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-108-49450-2.

Reviewed by Charles E. Ziegler (University of Louisville) Published on H-Diplo (January, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Uri Bialer
Reviewer: 
Sonja Wentling

Wentling on Bialer, 'Israeli Foreign Policy: A People Shall Not Dwell Alone'

Uri Bialer. Israeli Foreign Policy: A People Shall Not Dwell Alone. Perspectives on Israel Studies. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2020. 370 pp. $48.99 (paper), ISBN 978-0-253-04621-5

Reviewed by Sonja Wentling (Concordia College Moorhead) Published on H-Diplo (January, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Karen J. Greenberg
Reviewer: 
Rodger A. Payne

Payne on Greenberg, 'Reimagining the National Security State: Liberalism on the Brink'

Karen J. Greenberg. Reimagining the National Security State: Liberalism on the Brink. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. xv + 247 pp. $110.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-108-48438-1.

Reviewed by Rodger A. Payne (University of Louisville) Published on H-Diplo (January, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Gregory Afinogenov
Reviewer: 
Alsu Tagirova

Tagirova on Afinogenov, 'Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia's Quest for World Power'

Gregory Afinogenov. Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia's Quest for World Power. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2020. 384 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-674-24185-5

Reviewed by Alsu Tagirova (East China Normal University) Published on H-Diplo (January, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
James Mark, Artemy M. Kalinovsky, Steffi Marung, eds.
Reviewer: 
Padraic Kenney

Kenney on Mark and Kalinovsky and Marung, 'Alternative Globalizations: Eastern Europe and the Postcolonial World'

James Mark, Artemy M. Kalinovsky, Steffi Marung, eds. Alternative Globalizations: Eastern Europe and the Postcolonial World. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2020. 352 pp. $48.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-253-04651-2; $100.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-253-04650-5. 

Author: 
Charlotte Brooks
Reviewer: 
Zachary Fredman

Fredman on Brooks, 'American Exodus: Second-Generation Chinese Americans in China, 1901-1949'

Charlotte Brooks. American Exodus: Second-Generation Chinese Americans in China, 1901-1949. Oakland: University of California Press, 2019. xviii + 309 pp. $29.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-520-30268-6; $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-520-30267-9. 

Author: 
Jane H. Hong
Reviewer: 
Heather R. Lee

Lee on Hong, 'Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion'

Jane H. Hong. Opening the Gates to Asia: A Transpacific History of How America Repealed Asian Exclusion. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2019. Illustrations. 280 pp. $32.95 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4696-5336-5; $90.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4696-5335-8.

Reviewed by Heather R. Lee (NYU Shanghai) Published on H-Diplo (December, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Mathias Haeussler
Reviewer: 
Stephan Kieninger

Kieninger on Haeussler, 'Helmut Schmidt and British-German Relations: A European Misunderstanding'

Mathias Haeussler. Helmut Schmidt and British-German Relations: A European Misunderstanding. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Illustrations. 266 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-108-48263-9.

Reviewed by Stephan Kieninger (Independent Scholar) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Stefan Eklöf Amirell
Reviewer: 
Michael G. Vann

Vann on Eklöf Amirell, 'Pirates of Empire: Colonisation and Maritime Violence in Southeast Asia'

Stefan Eklöf Amirell. Pirates of Empire: Colonisation and Maritime Violence in Southeast Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. Maps. 272 pp. $99.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-108-48421-3

Author: 
Oleksa Drachewych, Ian McKay, eds.
Reviewer: 
Lisa Kirschenbaum

Kirschenbaum on Drachewych and McKay, 'Left Transnationalism: The Communist International and the National, Colonial, and Racial Questions'

Oleksa Drachewych, Ian McKay, eds. Left Transnationalism: The Communist International and the National, Colonial, and Racial Questions. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020. 448 pp. $37.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7735-5873-1

Author: 
Elizabeth Outka
Reviewer: 
Yingying Tang

Tang on Outka, 'Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and Interwar Literature'

Elizabeth Outka. Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and Interwar Literature. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019. 344 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-231-18575-2.

Reviewed by Yingying Tang (Auburn University) Published on H-Diplo (November, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Margaret M. Scull
Reviewer: 
Margo Shea

Shea on Scull, 'The Catholic Church and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1968-1998'

Margaret M. Scull. The Catholic Church and the Northern Ireland Troubles, 1968-1998. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. 272 pp. $84.99 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-884321-4

Reviewed by Margo Shea (Salem State University) Published on H-Diplo (October, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

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