Aaron Gerow is Associate Professor in the International Student Center at Yokohama National University Laura Hein teaches Japanese history at Northwestern Univesity David Hunt is Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts at Boston Inokuchi Hiromitsu is associate professor of sociology at the University of East Asia, Shimonoseki, Japan Kimijima Kazuhiko is Professor of modern Japanese history at Tokyo Gakugei University James Loewen is Professor of Sociology emeritus at the University of Vermont Kathleen Woods Masalski directs programs for teachers for the Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith College Gavan McCormack is Professor of Japanese History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian national University Nozaki Yoshiko recently accepted a Lecturer appointment in the Department of Educational Leadership and Social Policy Studies, Massey University, New Zealand Mark Selden teaches sociology and history at Binghamton University Yasemin Nuhoglu Soysal is Associate Professor of Sociology at Essex University Gregory Paul Wegner is Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Exploring one of the most dynamic and contested regions of the world, this series includes works on political, economic, cultural, and social changes in modern and contemporary Asia and the Pacific.