The Weatherhead East Asian Institute supports three main book series:
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute: scholarly monographs on modern and contemporary East Asia, published by both academic and trade presses.
- Weatherhead Books on Asia: high-quality translations of works in Asian languages that are intended for scholars, students, and the interested general reader and published by Columbia University Press.
- Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture: works that cross the usual boundaries between scholarly monographs and general interest titles, all published by Columbia University Press.
Click on the respective links, above, for more information on each book series, and scroll further down this page to access our latest Publications Catalogue.
The Institute's publications program also encompasses several other print and digital items.
- The Annual Report (an overview of the Institute’s activities and membership);
- The APAC Journal, which is prepared each year by the Asia Pacific Affairs Council, Weatherhead's one formally affiliated student group;
- The Reed, an annual student-focused journal;
- The Year in Review, a web compendium of the previous year's highlights.
For all inquiries, please contact Communications Coordinator Jeff Tompkins at [email protected].
2026 Publications Catalogue
Revised and expanded for 2026, the Weatherhead East Asian Insitute's Publications Catalogue offers a comprehensive overview of new and recent titles in all three Weatherhead book series, recent award winners, and the latest winner of the Seldon First Book Award.
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Publications News
Lin Yutang's one-of-a-kind prototype rediscovered after decades-long disappearance.
Student Awards Committee hails her work as "an exemplar against which all other books we read had to measure up."
New WEAI Studies title uncovers pockets of reclamation and resistance among filmed depictions of non-Han peoples.
James Lin writes of his new book, "I unearthed a time when Taiwan’s contributions to the world weren’t in advanced semiconductors, but rather rice and vegetables."
Kyushu University professor hopes his book heightens recognition of migrants and ethnic minorities in postwar Japan.
A meticulously researched new book challenges decades of orthodoxy surrounding East Asia's economic rise.
Qian’s award-winning book charts the evolution of a medium that was embedded in historical upheavals.
