Features

India's Democracy: Illusion or Reality?
by Philip Oldenburg

Did the Middle Kingdom Have a Middle Period? The Problem of "Medieval" in China's History
by Keith N. Knapp

China's Law and Government in the Mao Years (1949–1976)
by Harold M. Tanner

The U.S.-Japan Alliance: A Brief Strategic History
by Michael J. Green

The Japanese Government and the Economy: Twenty-First Century Challenges
by Edward J. Lincoln

The Domestic and International Politics of Constitutional Change in Japan
by Andrew L. Oros

Can the LDP Survive Globalization?
by Takashi Inoguchi

Teaching Resources Essays

Sources for Teaching about Chinese Law and Politics
by Kristin Stapleton

The Place of Ghosts: Democracy in the Philippines
Dead Season: A Story of Murder and Revenge
Reviewed by Paige Tan

EAA Interviews

Robert Angel of Japan Considered
Interviewed by Lucien Ellington

The 2007 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize Winners, Greg Francis and Stefanie Lamb
Interviewed by Lucien Ellington

Curriculum Materials Review

China's Cultural Revolution
Reviewed by Cindy Martinez

Curriculum Materials Essay

China and the West: A Fresh Strategy against Provincialism
by John G. Blair and Jerusha H. McCormack

Book Reviews

Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture: An Illustrated Sourcebook
Reviewed by Jeffrey A. Dym

Political Rights in Post-Mao China, Key Issues in Asian Studies, No. 2
Reviewed by Edward Friedman

Introducing "Key Issues in Asian Studies"
by Jon Wilson

Helen Foster Snow: An American Woman in Revolutionary China
Reviewed by Diana Marston Wood

Universal Religions in World History
Reviewed by Patrick Grant

Web Resources

Web Gleanings (Website Listings): Asian Governments and Legal Systems
by Judith S. Ames