Author: 
David B. Sicilia, David G. Wittner
Reviewer: 
Xia Qing

Qing on Sicilia and Wittner, 'Strands of Modernization: The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850-1920'

David B. Sicilia, David G. Wittner. Strands of Modernization: The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850-1920. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2021. 208 pp. $60.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-4875-3968-9; $60.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-4875-0908-8.

Reviewed by Xia Qing (Osaka Unversity) Published on H-Japan (January, 2023) Commissioned by Martha Chaiklin

Author: 
David Santoro, ed.
Reviewer: 
Donald Davenport

Davenport on Santoro, 'US-China Nuclear Relations: The Impact of Strategic Triangles'

David Santoro, ed. US-China Nuclear Relations: The Impact of Strategic Triangles. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2021. 262 pp. $95.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-62637-952-7.

Reviewed by Donald Davenport (Air University, Air War College) Published on H-War (June, 2022) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Printable Version: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=57364

Author: 
Paul Midford
Reviewer: 
Mina Pollmann

Pollmann on Midford, 'Overcoming Isolationism: Japan’s Leadership in East Asian Security Multilateralism'

Paul Midford. Overcoming Isolationism: Japan’s Leadership in East Asian Security Multilateralism. Studies in Asian Security Series. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2020. xvii + 245 pp. $75.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5036-1169-6.

Reviewed by Mina Pollmann (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Published on H-Diplo (December, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Shisho Ri
Reviewer: 
Tianren Jiang

Jiang on Ri, '『究竟一乗宝性論』と東アジア仏教: 五─七世紀の如来蔵・真如・種姓説の研究'

Shisho Ri. 『究竟一乗宝性論』と東アジア仏教: 五─七世紀の如来蔵・真如・種姓説の研究. Tokyo-to Itabashi-ku: Kokusho Kankokai, 2020. iv + 662 pp. ISBN 978-4-336-06454-7

Reviewed by Tianren Jiang (Heidelberger Centrum für Transkulturelle Studien, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg) Published on H-Buddhism (October, 2021) Commissioned by Jessica Zu (USC Dornsife, School of Religion)

Author: 
Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel Sneider
Reviewer: 
Mel Vasquez

Vasquez on Shin and Sneider, 'Divergent Memories: Opinion Leaders and the Asia-Pacific War'

Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel Sneider. Divergent Memories: Opinion Leaders and the Asia-Pacific War. Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Series. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2016. 376 pp. $26.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8047-9970-6.

Reviewed by Mel Vasquez (University of North Florida) Published on H-War (August, 2021) Commissioned by Margaret Sankey (Air University)

Author: 
Barak Kushner, Sherzod Muminov, eds.
Reviewer: 
Kyu-hyun Jo

Jo on Kushner and Muminov, 'Overcoming Empire in Post-Imperial East Asia: Repatriation, Redress and Rebuilding'

Barak Kushner, Sherzod Muminov, eds. Overcoming Empire in Post-Imperial East Asia: Repatriation, Redress and Rebuilding. SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2019. Illustrations, tables. xiii + 246 pp. $115.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-350-12705-0

Author: 
Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz
Reviewer: 
Sarah Steinbock-Pratt

Steinbock-Pratt on CuUnjieng Aboitiz, 'Asian Place, Filipino Nation: A Global Intellectual History of the Philippine Revolution, 1887-1912'

Nicole CuUnjieng Aboitiz. Asian Place, Filipino Nation: A Global Intellectual History of the Philippine Revolution, 1887-1912. New York: Columbia University Press, 2020. 272 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 978-0-231-19215-6.

Reviewed by Sarah Steinbock-Pratt (University of Alabama) Published on H-Diplo (May, 2021) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

Author: 
Jeremy A. Yellen
Reviewer: 
Lee Eysturlid

Eysturlid on Yellen, 'The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War'

Jeremy A. Yellen. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Series. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019. 306 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5017-3554-7.

Reviewed by Lee Eysturlid (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy) Published on H-Empire (April, 2021) Commissioned by Charles V. Reed (Elizabeth City State University)

Author: 
Alyssa M. Park
Reviewer: 
Nianshen Song

Song on Park, 'Sovereignty Experiments: Korean Migrants and the Building of Borders in Northeast Asia, 1860-1945'

Alyssa M. Park. Sovereignty Experiments: Korean Migrants and the Building of Borders in Northeast Asia, 1860-1945. Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Series. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019. Illustrations, maps, tables. 306 pp. $49.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-1-5017-3836-4.

Reviewed by Nianshen Song (University of Maryland Baltimore County) Published on H-Diplo (March, 2020) Commissioned by Seth Offenbach (Bronx Community College, The City University of New York)

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