Asia Sentinel’s Christmas Book Reviews
Reviews of book ideas, suggested readings for the holidays
Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World
By Joshua Kurlantzick. Oxford University Press. Hard cover, 560pp with notes and index, US$29.95.
Two Sorry Tales of American Misadventure in Asia
"Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and The CIA’s Covert War in China" and "Mr. X and the Pacific: George F. Kennan and American Policy in East Asia"
The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India
By Dinesh S. Thakur and Prashant Reddy. Simon & Shuster India, hard cover. 512pp, Rs899
In have nothing to add. My comments are as below. Your book reviews are pathetic.
Is this the best you can do? Slanted and weird. Have you thought about what the other 95% of the world's population might enjoy?