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How did a vast, nationwide institution like a modern postal system

come into being in Qing China—right at the very end of the empire?

In The Making of China’s Post Office: Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation (Harvard Universi... more

Chunmei Du is an Associate Professor of History at Lingnan

University. Her work focuses on the social and cultural history of

modern China, specifically looking at cross-cultural encounters and the lived experiences of ordinary individuals during p... more

In The Narrowing Sea: Fukuoka, Pusan, and the Rise and Fall of an Imperial Region (U California Press, 2025), Hannah Shepherd examines the shared histories of Pusan and Fukuoka over the eight decades from Japan's forced opening of Korea's ports in 18... more

Jeremy Yellen’s The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War (Cornell University Press, 2019) is a challenging transnational exploration of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japan’s ambitious, confused, and mu... more

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Recent Guests

Chunmei Du
Historian of modern China, Associate Professor at Lingnan University
Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
Episode: Chunmei Du, "Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Matthew Felt
Scholar of Japanese literature; author of Meanings of Antiquity, Myth Interpretation in Premodern Japan
University of Florida
Episode: Matthieu Felt, "Meanings of Antiquity: Myth Interpretation in Premodern Japan" (Harvard UP, 2023)
Jeremy Yellen
Author of The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War
Cornell University Press
Episode: Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)
Alicia Volk
Dr. Alicia Volk, author of In the Shadow of Empire, Art in Occupied Japan
University of Chicago Press (author)
Episode: Alicia Volk, "In the Shadow of Empire: Art in Occupied Japan" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Mengqi Wang
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Duke Kunshan University
Duke Kunshan University
Episode: Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Evan Dawley
Author of Taiwan, A People's History
Goucher College
Episode: Evan N. Dawley, "Taiwan: A People′s History" (Reaktion Books, 2026)
Gregg Brazinsky
Professor of history and international affairs, Elliott School
George Washington University (Elliott School)
Episode: Gregg A. Brazinsky, "Cold War Comrades: An Emotional History of the Sino-North Korean Alliance" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Fyodor Tertitsky
Author of Pyongyang on the Brink, Sixteen Crises That Shaped North Korea
Author, North Korea scholar
Episode: Fyodor Tertititsky, "Pyongyang on the Brink: Sixteen Crises That Shaped North Korea" (Hurst, 2026)
Robert Chen
Professor, Department of Radio and Television, National Chengchi University, Taipei
National Chengchi University
Episode: Through the Lens of Taiwan: Film, History, and Identity

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 115 ratings
  • Random review of recent listening

    Wide range of academic texts shared with their authors. Fascinating insights for people like me: non-academic who enjoys reading widely. Thanks to everyone involved.

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    5
    Mark New Zealand
    New Zealand2 years ago
  • Some great listens.

    Some are more interesting than others but it’s worth it to find the gems. Recent episode with Harriet Evans was a wonderful one.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eduardoj151
    United States6 years ago
  • Thank you

    Great

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    奈堊ちゃと。
    Japan6 years ago
  • Really insightful

    I can't recommend this podcast enough to anyone interested in East Asian studies. I started listening to it because of its episodes on China, and I have never been disappointed. Carla Nappi is an amazing host, she really manages to bring out what each guest/book brings to the discipline in a structured and very enjoyable way. Her insightful questions make the conversation particularly accessible to anyone interested in the topic discussed (not just experts on the topic, which I really appreciate... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Charlie-0987
    Switzerland7 years ago
  • East Asian studies series

    Absolutely superb. A wide range of eclectic subjects presented in an easy style. Very accessible and usually stimulates further investigation.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    leopard_tortoise
    Hong Kong8 years ago

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Interviews are accessible and well-structured, great for researchers and lay readers alike.
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Guests are deeply scholarly with broad familiarity across East Asia.

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Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)
Q: Could you tell us how the project grew from your dissertation and what changes you made when turning it into a full book?
The dissertation provided a solid foundation, but revisions were extensive across chapters; chapters on Southeast Asia, Philippines, and Burma were expanded from archival work at the British Library, and the introduction and conclusion were reworked. The process was time-consuming and highlighted how initial ideas evolved into a more nuanced political history that connects high policy with peripheral nationalist developments.
Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: Why study the urban periphery as a setting, and what makes it a critical space for understanding China's development and housing markets?
She argues the periphery is both a geographic setting and a product of economic and social relations, representing desire and access to citizenship, land price dynamics, and a site where capital accumulation occurs through development on the rural-urban fringe.
Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: To begin the conversation, could you introduce yourself and explain what drew you to study housing as an ethnographic topic, especially the low-end first home market on the urban periphery in Nanjing's eastern region?
Mengqi Wang introduces herself as an economic anthropologist focusing on urban anthropology and explains her fieldwork began with an interest in how housing markets form, driven by family lineage in construction and opportunities encountered through mentors and brokers during her dissertation research.
Gregg A. Brazinsky, "Cold War Comrades: An Emotional History of the Sino-North Korean Alliance" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm Gregg Brazinsky, a professor of history and international affairs. I wrote this book after noticing the emotional language in Chinese and North Korean sources and realizing there was a longer, emotionally charged story behind Sino-North Korean relations that wasn't fully explored. I expanded from journal articles into a short book as I uncovered more archival material.
Charlotte Linton, "Dyeing with the Earth: Textiles, Tradition, and Sustainability in Contemporary Japan" (Duke UP, 2025)
Q: Before moving there, there's one very suggestive quote in the introduction that you wanted to ask your reflections on. Can you elaborate on what it means in your ethnographic work on textiles?
Linton explains that textiles are a conduit to understand ecology, social relations, and long histories, and she uses that perspective to connect chapters across environments and economies.

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This show features scholarly discussions of recently published East Asian studies books, spanning history, politics, cinema, literature, and culture. Interviews blend rigorous interpretation with accessible storytelling, often highlighting how regional histories shape identity, diplomacy, and society today. A notable strength is strong host preparation and a knack for guiding guests to connect their work to broader questions, making dense scholarly material approachable for informed listeners and researchers alike. The format and guest mix suggest a steady appeal to academics, students, librarians, and professionals seeking deep dives into East Asian studies with cross-disciplinary angles.

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