Reimagining the American Pacific

"Lyrical and disruptive, Wilson's book masterfully dismantles multiple and contradictory imaginings of "the Pacific" and recovers the psychic longings, material histories, and politics that have variously produced the modern "Asia Pacific." This book wrenches American studies out of any lingering continent-bound complacency, gives a much needed broader scope to Asian American studies, and discloses crucial blind-spots in Asian area studies. Highly recommended for scholars in all these areas, as well as cultural studies in general."--David Palumbo-Liu, author of "Asian/American: Historical Crossings of a Racial Frontier"

Rob Wilson teaches in the English Department at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and Korea University in Seoul.