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The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) has played a defining role in the field of Asian studies for over 75 years. JAS publishes the very best empirical and multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies. Experts around the world turn to this quarterly journal for the latest in-depth scholarship on Asia's past and present, for its extensive book reviews, and for its state-of-the-field essays on established and emerging topics. With coverage reaching from South and Southeast Asia to China, Inner Asia, and Northeast Asia, JAS welcomes broad comparative and transnational studies as well as essays emanating from fine-grained historical, cultural, political, and literary research. The journal also publishes clusters of papers that present new and vibrant discussions on specific themes and issues.
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Cuerpo, mestizaje y colonialidad: La alteridad de las mujeres trans en las muestras fotográficas Padre Patria y Vírgenes de la Puerta/
- 23 July 2025,
- The photographic series “Padre Patria” (2014) and “Vírgenes de la Puerta” (2014), by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek, offer a visual narrative of...
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Pensar los 30.000 Que sabíamos sobre los desaparecidos durante la dictadura y lo que ignoramos todavía
- 23 June 2025,
- The 1970s remain a minefield in Argentina. Nothing underscores this more than the discussion about who is responsible for the cycle of political violence and...
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Meet the Editors: Tristan R. Grunow and Mary M. McCarthy, Editors for Asia-Pacific Journal
- 17 March 2025,
- We are pleased to introduce ourselves to the Cambridge Core family as the co-editors of Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Tristan is a professor of modern...
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The What, Why, and Whither of Faculty Tenure
- 09 October 2025,
- In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the New York Times documented over 145 instances of workers being disciplined or terminated for comments related The post The What, Why, and Whither of Faculty Tenure first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War (1937–1945)
- 08 October 2025,
- As a historian of war, I’ve always been curious about how wars have been fought–not just on the impersonal levels of strategy and operations, but also in the The post Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War (1937–1945) first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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DEMOCRACY EXPANDED OR ERODED? ‘Publicity Politicians’ and the Transnational Media Politics of Empire
- 08 October 2025,
- ‘The powerful ruler is today unable to steer the press in his directions simply through his will. Words of command echo as empty calls in the empire of typesetting The post DEMOCRACY EXPANDED OR ERODED? ‘Publicity Politicians’ and the Transnational Media Politics of Empire first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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