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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.
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,
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Pensar los 30.000 Que sabíamos sobre los desaparecidos durante la dictadura y lo que ignoramos todavía
- 23 June 2025,
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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 Prompts You Need to Help You Write the Book You Want to Write
- 06 November 2025,
- When we wrote our handbook for fiction writers (The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write, published by CUP in 2022) we excluded a component The post The Prompts You Need to Help You Write the Book You Want to Write first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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Insight-Driven Problem Solving: Analytics Science to Improve the World
- 31 October 2025,
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Can Governments Trust Their Citizens? The Paradox of Voluntary Compliance
- 20 October 2025,
- Every policymaker knows the dilemma: should governments trust people to do the right thing, or make sure they do it? The safer option has usually been enforcement. The post Can Governments Trust Their Citizens? The Paradox of Voluntary Compliance first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
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