A study of racial politics mounts a challenge to area studies. Review: Transpacific Nonencounters: Racial Disconnects Across Twentieth-Century Japan and Mexico, Andrea Mendoza, 2026, Duke University Press
Category: Asia Pacific
Reviews from the Asia Pacific countries
Gangster imperialism
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Love and other revolutionary matters
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A sociocultural study of Cuba’s transnational relationships offers rare insights. Review: The Cuban Revolution and the New Left: Transnational Histories of Gender, Sexuality, and Family, Michelle Chase and Isabella Cosse (eds), 2026, University of Florida Press
Smoke and mirrors in the Caribbean
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Rocket men
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Cuba’s nuclear brinkmanship contains lessons about imperialism and internationalism. Review: The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War, Renata Keller, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: China, Cuba, International, North America, Russia, United States, Venezuela
Blurred visions
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The quest to link oceans has driven Central America to distraction. Review: Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions, Jessica M Lepler, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Central America, China, Guatemala, International, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, United States
Writing China back into history
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Understanding piracy in the Philippines opens up an alternative history of Latin America. Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World, Kristie Patricia Flannery, 2024, University of Pennsylvania Press
Categories: Asia Pacific, China, Europe, International, Mexico, North America, Spain, United States