Why Clausewitz Still Matters for Modern War
Why is Clausewitz still relevant today? This post explains common misunderstandings of On War and how Restoring Clausewitz helps readers interpret his ideas, plus details on meeting the author at ISA 2026.
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Key Books in Asian Studies
Watch this short video to see the books that will be showcased at the AAS 2026 conference. Parallel Journeys Eurasian History Through Travelers’ Eyes (400 BCE–1936 CE) Anthony J. Barbieri-Low This 520-page anthology offers a comparative history of Eurasia through several firsthand travel accounts spanning 2,400 years. Thematic pairings—Marco Polo…
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What Venezuela 2026 Reveals About US Coercive Diplomacy
For those tasked with understanding or responding to the 2026 Venezuela crisis—from policy analysts and foreign affairs professionals to academic researchers—US Coercive Diplomacy and the Global Order offers more than historical analysis. It provides a structured way to evaluate the logic, limitations, and long-term consequences of America’s most consequential strategic choices.
Whether used to inform foreign policy debates, support classroom discussion in graduate-level courses, or guide strategic assessments, the clarity, insight, and real-world grounding in Richard Outzen’s book make it a valuable resource.
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Critical Books in Conflict and Security for 2026
As global tensions escalate and strategic competition intensifies, scholars and practitioners alike must turn to timely, authoritative sources. The Cambria Rapid Communications in Conflict and Security (RCCS) Series delivers exactly that, offering critical insights into today’s most urgent threats—from irregular warfare and proxy conflict to nuclear deterrence, alliance dynamics, and…
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Rethinking Eurasian History Through Travel
We spoke with Professor Anthony J. Barbieri-Low (University of California, Santa Barbara) about his new book Parallel Journeys: Eurasian History Through Travelers’ Eyes (400 BCE–1936 CE)—a unique anthology that presents a sweeping comparative history of Eurasia through the eyes of travelers spanning 2,400 years—and asked him to reflect on its…
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Beyond Standard Mandarin: Cornelius Kubler on Sinitic Language Diversity
What does it really mean to “speak Chinese”? Many equate Chinese with Standard Mandarin, an assumption that conceals the vast complexity of the Sinitic language family. In A Handbook of Sinitic Languages, Dialects, and Non-standard Mandarin, Professor Cornelius Kubler, in collaboration with the late Clement Chu Sing Lau, confronts this…
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Teaching Ecocinema and Environmental Humanities: A Ready-to-Use Syllabus
As environmental crises continue to transform global culture, Ecological and Environmental Turns: (Re)mapping China’s Sociocultural Landscape through Ecocinema by Professor Shuqin Cui, the Bowdoin Professor of Asian Studies and Cinema Studies at Bowdoin College, offers an innovative framework for teaching and studying film, ecology, and environmental humanities. Bridging ecocriticism, cinema…
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Beyond Sinocentrism: Ethnocultural Others in Early Modern China
Beyond Sinocentrism: Ethnocultural Others in Early Modern China by Huili Zheng offers the first sustained study of how early modern Chinese literature imagined and negotiated encounters with ethnocultural others. Focusing on fictional narratives from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth centuries, the book examines how Chinese literati used imaginative writing…
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Showcasing New Books at AAS2024!
Watch this video for 2 new titles in the Sinophone Translation Series headed by Prof. Kyle Shernuk.
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Video: Sinophone Translation Series
The Cambria Sinophone Translation Series is committed to bringing high-quality works from all areas of the Sinophone world into English translation.
